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Democracy still ‘preferable’ in Muslim nations, survey says
WASHINGTON — Democracy is still popular in six Muslim-majority countries, over a year after the Arab Spring, and the majority in some countries favors laws based on the Koran, according to a poll published Tuesday. The first two Muslim-majority nations to overthrow a dictator still “desire” democracy, with some 67…
Asian immigrants to the U.S. now outpace Latinos
Asians recently passed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the United States, according to a survey Tuesday predicting a demographic trend bringing powerful economic, social and political changes. The survey by the Pew Research Center found the ranking switch of two largest groups of newcomers to the…
New Hampshire lawmaker: We’re in a civil war
New Hampshire Rep. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D) on Thursday lamented the partisanship in the state’s legislature. “In New Hampshire I believe we are in a civil war,” she told PBS Newshour. “And we are all brothers, and we are fighting each other needlessly. It never used to be this way and…
Twitter usage soars in U.S.: survey
WASHINGTON — One out of seven Americans who go online use Twitter and eight percent do it every day, a survey showed Thursday. The survey by the Pew Research Center found the number of Twitter users has doubled in the past two years to 15 percent of online adults. It…
The Myth Of “In The Tank”
The cries of “The LIE-beral Media is in the tank for Obama!” have been loud and long since 2008, but it seems like every time somebody takes an objective look at it, nothing could be further from the truth. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has been…
Poll: Majority of Republicans want media to STFU about Trayvon
According to a recently released poll, a majority of Republicans and many whites want the media to stop talking about Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teen who was gunned down by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. A Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey found that 56 percent…
Gen Y may end up ‘intellectual lightweights’ because of technology: Pew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is a good chance young people growing up in today’s always-wired world will eventually become bright, nimble decision makers – if they don’t wind up intellectual lightweights unable to concentrate long enough to chew over a good book. So say 1,021 technology insiders, critics and students…
Interracial marriages at record high: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marriage between races and ethnic groups has reached an all-time high in the United States as public acceptance has grown, according to a Pew Research Center study on Thursday. Couples of different race or ethnicity made up a record 8.4 percent of all married couples in 2010,…
Mormons believe U.S. ready for first Mormon president
WASHINGTON — Most Mormons believe Americans are ready to elect the first Mormon president in the upcoming election, according to results of a Pew Research Center survey announced Thursday. The Pew Research Center, a public policy research foundation, conducted the survey independently from the Mormon church at a time Republican…
Poll: More Americans see conflict between rich and poor
More Americans believe there is significantly more class conflict between the rich and poor than two years ago, according to a survey released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday. The survey found that 66 percent of Americans believe there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between the rich and…
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