Losing Ground in Afghanistan
Roughly a third of Americans feel we are losing ground in Afghanistan.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Blasé about Blogs
The plurality opinion is that the emergence of blogs has not made much of a difference.
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Fans of Facebook
About a third of the U.S. public calls social networking sites such as Facebook a change for the better.
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Online Shopping OK
The majority of Americans see the growth of online shopping as a positive innovation over the last decade.
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Handhelds Get Thumbs Up
Handheld devices such as Blackberries and iPhones are seen as a good thing by most people.
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Marrying Young
Among the states, the lowest median age of marriage, 24, is found in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho and Utah.
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Beck Check
Only 40% of U.S. adults overall — and 32% of Democrats — can correctly identify Glenn Beck as a talk show host.
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The Marriage Dearth
Scarcely more than half of American males ages 15 and older are currently married.
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Splitsville
Nevada has the highest share of divorced women (16%), although Maine is close behind at 15%.
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Church and Congress
Only five members of the new Congress (about 1%) do not specify a religious affiliation.