Global Warming: A Hoax … with Serious Ramifications
A third of those who say there is no solid evidence of global warming still consider it a serious problem.
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Knowledge of Troop Deaths in Afghanistan
Only a quarter of the public can correctly estimate the number of U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan.
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College Enrollment at All-Time High
Roughly four-in-ten young adults are enrolled in either a two- or four-year college, the highest level of enrollment ever.
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The Age of Tweets
The median age of a Twitter user is 31.
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The Remarrying Kind
About one-in-ten ever-married adults in Arkansas and Oklahoma have had three or more spouses.
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Veterans Day
While Americans across the country honor the nation’s veterans today, most do not think the government gives enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Goblins and Ghosts and Things That Go Bump in the Night
Not counting the trick-or-treaters scaring up fun this weekend, more than two-thirds of Americans agree that angels and demons are active in the world.
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Karzai’s Rank as a Foreign Newsmaker
Afghanistan President Harmid Karzai has been much in the news lately, but he still trails far behind the top newsmaker among overseas leaders this year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?
Only 15% of Americans say that the scarcity of women in top business positions is because they generally lack the toughness required.
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Views of “Watchdog” Press Change with President
Two-thirds of Republicans support the “watchdog role” for the press, up from 44% last year when Bush was president.