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Jan 28, 2013 - The Pew Research Center examined the roles and attitudes of female military veterans and found that women in the military did report experiencing combat and had many of the same issues as men during their transition back into civilian life.
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Aug 14, 2012 - A Pew Research survey in May of 2011 found that those 65 and older had a negative reaction to Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to change Medicare. The issue of entitlements divides the Republican base.
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Aug 07, 2012 - According to a new report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, perceptions of economic news remains relatively unchanged since July. Today, half (53%) of Americans say they are hearing a mix of bad and good news about the economy, while 41% say they hear mostly bad news and 3% say they are hearing mostly good news.
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Jul 30, 2012 - According to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, there has been no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights following the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Other recent major episodes of gun violence also had little effect on public opinion about gun laws.
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Jul 17, 2012 - By two-to-one (44% to 22%), the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 would help the economy rather than hurt it, while 24% say this would not make a difference. Moreover, an identical percentage (44%) says a tax increase on higher incomes would make the tax system more fair, while just 21% say it would make the system less fair.
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Jul 03, 2012 - The public has long been divided in its opinions about the 2010 health care law. There is now a similar division of opinion over last week’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the law – 40% say they disapprove of the decision, while 36% approve and nearly a quarter (24%) offer no opinion.
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Jun 19, 2012 - After helping to define the Obama presidency, health care reform largely disappeared as a subject in the American news media as it wended its way through the legal system to the Supreme Court. But during the the political battle over the legislation, opponents of the reform won the so-called “messaging war” in the coverage.
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Jun 14, 2012 - Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut says there has never been an issue such as the deficit on which there has been such a consensus among the public about its importance --and such a lack of agreement about acceptable solutions.
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May 31, 2012 - About half of Americans say the price of gasoline has gone down over the past month. Those in West Coast states, however, are much more likely to see gasoline prices going up, which is consistent with a rise in prices at the pump in that region.
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May 10, 2012 - President Obama announced his support for gay marriage this week after a long consideration saying his views were "evolving." The public's view of gay marriage has changed over the past several decades, with growing support. In 1996, Americans opposed gay marriage by 65% to 27%, but the public is more evenly divided today.
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May 01, 2012 - Public assessments of the Supreme Court have reached a quarter-century low. Unlike past years in which opinion was divided along partisan lines, The court now receives relatively low favorable ratings from Republicans, Democrats and independents alike.
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Apr 26, 2012 - According to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the favorable rating for the federal government has fallen to just 33%. By contrast, 52% of Americans offered a favorable opinion of their state government. Local governments are viewed positively by roughly a two-to-one margin.
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Apr 25, 2012 - Opinions about a pair of contentious social issues, gun control and gay marriage, have changed substantially since previous presidential campaigns. On gun control, Americans have become more conservative; on gay marriage, they have become more liberal.
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Apr 17, 2012 - As voters continue to focus on the economy and jobs as top issues, Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed from a 12 points last month to a slim 49% to 45% advantage. Neither candidate has a clear advantage on the economy or jobs issues, which more than eight-in-ten voters cited as "very important" to their choice. Some of the hot-button social issues, like gay marriage and birth control, are at the bottom of the electorate's agenda.
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Apr 02, 2012 - While most Americans say last week's Supreme Court hearings on the 2010 health care law did not change their views of the law or of the Court, they did more harm than good to the image of both, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and The Washington Post.
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Mar 26, 2012 - As the Supreme Court hears arguments this week about the 2010 Affordable Care Act, surveys show that the public remains divided over the basic law. However, majorities continue to oppose the key element of the bill before the Court this week -- the requirement that all Americans buy health insurance or face a penalty.
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Mar 19, 2012 - As gas prices rise, the public's energy priorities are showing signs of change. More Americans continue to see development of alternative energy sources as a higher priority than increased production of oil, coal and natural gas, but the gap has narrowed since a year ago. Support for allowing more offshore oil drilling, which plummeted during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, are back at pre-spill levels.
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Feb 23, 2012 - According to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, public support for government loans to major U.S. automakers has increased sharply since 2009. But opinions are far less positive about two other major initiatives to bolster the economy - the 2008 bank bailout and the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus plan.
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Feb 14, 2012 - Americans are closely divided over whether religiously-affiliated institutions should be given an exemption if they objected to a proposed federal rule that would require employers to cover birth control as part of their health care benefit plans. The Obama administration has since modified the rule in response to criticism that it would force religious organizations to violate their religious beliefs.
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Jan 06, 2012 - The percentage of Americans who back the death penalty has changed only modestly in recent years, but there continues to be far less support for it than there was in the mid-1990s. Among opponents of the death penalty, there has been a significant increase since 1991 in concern about wrongful convictions.
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Dec 20, 2011 - Public dissatisfaction with the tax system has grown over the past decade. The public's frustration is not how much they themselves pay, but rather the impression that wealthy people are not paying their fair share. A majority of Americans say that so much is wrong with the tax system that Congress should completely change it.
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Dec 06, 2011 - The public continues to support tough measures to crack down on illegal immigration, but also a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally. Partisan differences on the issue continue, but there are also divisions within each party.
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Nov 10, 2011 - Public support for increased federal funding on research into alternative energy technology, including solar, has decreased substantially since the start of the Obama administration. Nearly all the decline comes from Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.
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Oct 24, 2011 - About four-in-ten Americans say they support the Occupy Wall Street movement (39%), while nearly as many (35%) say they oppose the movement launched last month in New York’s financial district.
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Oct 07, 2011 - The Tea Party has emerged as a political force on domestic issues, but Republican supporters of the movement also have a distinct approach to national security and the U.S. role in the world. Tea Party Republicans favor an assertive foreign policy, are strong supporters of Israel and take a hard line against illegal immigration.
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Oct 05, 2011 - As the United States marks the 10th anniversary of the longest period of sustained warfare in its history, the overwhelming majority of veterans of the post-9/11 era are proud of their military service. At the same time, many report that they have had difficulties readjusting to civilian life, and have suffered from post-traumatic stress.
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Sep 26, 2011 - While public confidence in President Obama on the budget deficit remains little changed since last December, confidence in congressional leaders, particularly Republican leaders in Congress, has plummeted.
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Sep 07, 2011 - Nearly twice as many Americans cite the job situation over the federal budget deficit as the economic issue that worries them the most. But as President Obama readies a job package to propose to Congress, there is less clarity in the public’s views about ideas to address the job creation.
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Sep 06, 2011 - Nearly six-in-ten Americans say they plan to watch President Obama’s speech Thursday night to a joint session of Congress about his plans to spur job growth and help the struggling national economy. About as many Republicans say they plan to watch the GOP debate.
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Sep 01, 2011 - Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the events of that day retain a powerful hold on the collective consciousness of the public, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Though a majority agrees the attacks changed the country in a major way, the public continues to be divided over many of the anti-terrorism policies that arose after Sept. 11.
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Jul 26, 2011 - The public overwhelmingly favors a compromise in the debt ceiling standoff, with 68% saying they want lawmakers to reach a deal even if they disagree with it. A majority of Republicans who identify with the tea party say their representatives should stick to their principles.
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Jul 18, 2011 - Most Republicans say that it will not be a major problem if the debt ceiling is not raised by Aug. 2, while the balance of opinion is the reverse among Democrats.
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Jul 18, 2011 - Americans have more confidence in the president than congressional leaders to do the right thing, but only about of half of the public holds that opinion.
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Jul 11, 2011 - A national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that the American public has grown more concerned that failing to raise the debt limit would force the government into default and hurt the economy. Despite this change, however, about as many Americans are concerned by the consequences of raising the nation’s debt limit as by the fallout from not doing so.
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Jul 07, 2011 - The public sees the need for changes to improve the performance and finances of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid but does not support reductions in benefits. Republicans have divisions in their ranks.
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Jul 05, 2011 - Nearly six-in-ten Americans say it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space exploration and a majority say the shuttle program has been a good investment for the country, according to a recent report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Jun 29, 2011 - Four years after revelations about military medical care at Walter Reed Hospital, most Americans continue to say that government support for troops returning from war falls short. Financial and mental health issues top concerns.
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Jun 20, 2011 - Partisans express strong opinions about which side would be most responsible if no agreement is reached before federal borrowing hits the debt limit.
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Jun 07, 2011 - Public concern about the budget deficit has increased since the end of last year, but there is widespread opposition to a number of proposals aimed at reducing it.
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Jun 06, 2011 - The public offers a mixed reaction to the proposal to change Medicare, but there is broad, and strong, opposition among older Americans and those who are paying a lot of attention to the issue.
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May 09, 2011 - Barack Obama’s job approval rating has fallen slightly since the day after Osama bin Laden’s death was announced. But the balance of opinion regarding Obama’s job performance remains more positive than it was in early April.
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May 05, 2011 - As gas prices soar, many Americans pin the blame on greed or a push for higher profits among oil companies, speculators and oil-producing nations.
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May 04, 2011 - The Pew Research Center’s new Political Typology finds that the public is more doctrinaire at each end of the ideological spectrum, yet more diverse in the middle than it has been in the past.
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May 03, 2011 - The public is reacting to the killing of Osama bin Laden with relief, happiness and pride. And Americans overwhelmingly credit the U.S. military and the CIA for the success of the operation.
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Apr 26, 2011 - The public increasingly views the federal budget deficit as a major problem the country must address now. But fewer predict the country will achieve significant progress in reducing the deficit in five years than did so in December.
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Apr 07, 2011 - About as many now approve as disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job. The president earns especially negative ratings on his handling of the budget deficit and the overall economy. However, ratings of both Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress are far more negative.
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Mar 21, 2011 - In the wake of the crisis in Japan, support for increased use of nuclear power has declined while the surge in gas prices has boosted support for offshore oil and gas drilling.
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Mar 08, 2011 - While a 57%-majority says the government should work to curb obesity among children, few rate it a policy priority and there is strong opposition from conservatives.
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Mar 03, 2011 - Americans' are less discontent with the federal government but no more ready for political compromise. Views of Congress remain heavily negative while Obama's ratings stay positive. On social issues, the public is, for the first time, evenly split on gay marriage, while support for legal abortion, legalized marijuana--but not gun control--have all risen.
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Feb 28, 2011 - By a 42%-to-31% margin, Americans side with public employee unions in their dispute with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. At the federal level, Obama and GOP leaders would share blame for a government shutdown.
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Feb 24, 2011 - According to surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center, the public continues to favor tough measures to crack down on illegal immigration. Yet Americans see no contradiction in supporting both stepped-up border security and a way for people already in the United States illegally to gain citizenship.
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Feb 22, 2011 - The bitter fight over union rights in Wisconsin calls to mind a labor battle that helped define the first year of Ronald Reagan's presidency.
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Feb 15, 2011 - With renewal being debated by Congress, opinions have changed only slightly since the Bush years; 42% call the law a needed anti-terrorism tool, 34% see it as a threat to civil liberties.
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Feb 10, 2011 - Views about federal spending are beginning to change. Americans no longer call for more spending on many popular programs. Still, support for cutting spending remains limited, though in a few cases it has risen noticeably.
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Jan 20, 2011 - Americans overwhelmingly cite the economy and jobs as the most important issues facing the president and new Congress. On health care reform, roughly as many would like to see legislation expanded as have it repealed.
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Jan 19, 2011 - In the wake of the shootings in Arizona, public views on gun control and gun rights remain unchanged and sharply partisan. Most saw the event as the act of a troubled individual rather than as a sign of broader social problems.
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Dec 16, 2010 - A Pew Research Center poll found that about nine-in-ten rate national economic conditions as only fair or poor, and majorities or pluralities think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues. Still views aren't as dreary as they were two years ago.
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Dec 09, 2010 - The latest Pew Research Center survey finds that while there is broad public consensus about the federal budget deficit (seven-in-ten say it is a major problem that must be addressed right away), that consensus evaporates when concrete deficit reduction proposals are tested.
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Dec 02, 2010 - Since 9/11, close calls in the U.S. or terrorist attacks overseas do not seem to have much altered the public's worries about terrorism. Americans split over whether the U.S. is winning its campaign against terrorism.
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Nov 29, 2010 - A new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that large majorities of Democrats and independents favor allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the armed forces. But among conservative Republicans, far more oppose than favor such a policy change.
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Aug 26, 2010 - The national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Aug. 19-22 among 1,003 adults, finds that midway through the 2010 hurricane season, there is broad skepticism about the nation’s preparedness to deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters.
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Aug 24, 2010 - The poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, conducted Aug. 19-22 among 1,003 adults, finds that opinions about Islam are less favorable than in the summer of 2005.
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Jun 28, 2010 - Most Americans see the deteriorating budget situations in many states as a problem that the states themselves – rather than the federal government – should solve. But when it comes to specific proposals to balance state budgets, there is more opposition than support for each option asked about – particularly cuts in funding for education and public safety programs
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May 19, 2010 - Congress's ratings remain abysmal and Elena Kagan draws mixed ratings but half have no opinion, according to a new weekly survey by the Pew Research Center.
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May 12, 2010 - The public broadly supports a new Arizona law aimed at dealing with illegal immigration and the law’s provisions giving police increased powers to stop and detain people who are suspected of being in the country illegally.
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May 11, 2010 - A majority of Americans see the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico as a major environmental disaster, but nearly as many voice optimism that efforts to control the spill will succeed.
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Apr 01, 2010 - Nearly three-quarters of Americans—across all political and demographic groups—say they favor allowing sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes. Support for general legalization is lower but has continued to rise over the past two decades.
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Mar 23, 2010 - The public is divided over whether state and local governments should be able to pass laws banning the sale and possession of handguns. The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the next few months on the constitutionality of a 28-year-old Chicago law prohibiting handgun ownership in that city.
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Mar 18, 2010 - As the day of reckoning for health care reform approaches, Americans have little to cheer about, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Nearly everyone (92%) gives the national economy a negative rating. Closer to home, 85% say that jobs are hard to find in their community.
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Mar 02, 2010 - Americans strongly favor increased funding for wind, solar and hydrogen technology as well as mass transit, but majorities also support offshore drilling and nuclear power. Half have heard nothing at all about "cap and trade."
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Feb 23, 2010 - A nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that favorable opinions of unions have fallen across demographic and partisan groups. Still, far more Democrats have favorable views of unions (56%) than do independents (38%) or Republicans (29%).
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Feb 05, 2010 - A third of Millennials lack health care insurance, and their support for health care reform exceeds that of older generations, but they have tuned out of the debate in Washington.
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Jan 28, 2010 - The Pew Research Center's latest News IQ Quiz finds that the public struggled with political questions; despite expressing strong interest in the health care debate, few know how many votes it takes to break a filibuster or how many GOP votes the bill got in the Senate. Less than half can identify the Senate majority leader...or Stephen Colbert. Before reading the report, see how much you know by taking the quiz.
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Jan 25, 2010 - A stronger economy and improved job situation remain nation's top priorities, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. But strong shifts have occurred on energy (down) and the budget deficit (up). Huge partisan gaps exist on health care reform and global warming.
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Jan 14, 2010 - The government's rating for reducing the threat of terrorism has slipped. Americans are now more concerned with safety than civil liberties, while few see an upside to health care reform. However, the president's political standing is little affected, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Dec 16, 2009 - The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds roughly half the country now approves of President Obama's performance. The nation is also divided on Afghanistan and health care. One rare point of agreement: the economy remains poor.
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Nov 23, 2009 - Polls find significant support for both tougher enforcement and a "path to citizenship," but several factors suggest that a new push for reform could be a difficult one.
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Nov 19, 2009 - While most Americans oppose government funding of abortion, few cite funding as a reason for opposing health care reform legislation. If anything, opposition to reform has declined since abortion was debated, with currently 42% in favor and 39% opposed to the reform proposals in Congress.
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Nov 11, 2009 - The mood of America is glum. Most are dissatisfied with the state of the nation, economic conditions, personal finances and an increasing number say the war in Afghanistan is not going well, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Still, a majority continues to approve of Obama's job as president.
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Oct 27, 2009 - Why do fewer Americans believe the earth is warming? A range of possibilities, including a sour economy and, perhaps, a cooler than normal summer in parts of the U.S., may provide an explanation.
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Oct 22, 2009 - Substantially more Republicans and independents now doubt that global temperatures are rising. Still, by 50% to 39%, the public supports capping carbon emissions even if energy prices rise.
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Oct 14, 2009 - There is a lot to keep up with in the news right now. The Pew Research Center's latest News IQ Quiz finds that many Americans know key facts about health care and the economy, but questions about Afghanistan and environmental legislation in Congress stump the public. Before reading the report, see how much you know by taking the quiz.
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Oct 08, 2009 - Public opinion is conflicted regarding the two major domestic issues of the day – the economy and health care reform. On the economy, most Americans remain optimistic that Barack Obama’s policies will help, but the public expresses mixed views of the steps he has taken so far and sees no clear signs of recovery at this point.
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Sep 17, 2009 - Obama’s job approval ratings, which had declined in the summer, have remained essentially unchanged over the past month. And the balance of opinion regarding the health care reform proposals before Congress has become a bit more positive than it was in late August, though the public is about evenly divided over those proposals.
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Aug 19, 2009 - More say the president and GOP leaders are not working together, as Obama's approval inches lower and the Democratic Party's favorability falls sharply. Opinion about the economy remains negative with personal financial assessments becoming more bearish, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Aug 11, 2009 - The falloff in favorable views has been greater in states with the largest deficits, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Also, views of the federal government have shifted dramatically over partisan lines under the new administration.
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Jul 09, 2009 - A new survey of scientists and the public finds large majorities holding positive views of science. But scientists are concerned about Americans' ignorance of scientific findings and large differences exist between the two groups' views on evolution and global warming. Still, both groups overwhelmingly agree government investments in science and technology pay off in the long run.
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May 21, 2009 - Centrism has emerged as a dominant factor in public opinion as the Obama administration begins. Republicans and Democrats are even more divided than in the past, while an increasing number of Americans identify as independents. The Pew Research Center's long-term values study tracks beliefs and attitudes—on government, business, race, religion and more—shaping public opinion and influencing voting behavior.
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May 12, 2009 - The ups and downs in the U.S. housing market over the past decade and a half have generated both greater gains and larger losses for minority groups than for whites, according to an analysis of housing, economic and demographic data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
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Apr 23, 2009 - As he approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, Barack Obama’s job approval ratings are higher than those of his most recent predecessors. However, the 44th president is even more distinguished by his strong personal popularity.
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Apr 08, 2009 - A majority of Americans (53%) currently says that Republicans and Democrats have been bickering and opposing each more than usual, while just a quarter (25%) say the two sides have been working together more. The biggest partisan gap over budget priorities is with respect to health care.
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Mar 25, 2009 - The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press explores the public's opinion of several proposals that are currently being considered or may emerge in the future.
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Mar 19, 2009 - The public still favors government-guaranteed health insurance and support for stem-cell research remains unchanged, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Mar 19, 2009 - A new report shows out-of-wedlock births rose to record levels in 2007. A Pew Research survey that year found wide concern about the social costs, but only a minority saw such births as morally wrong.
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Mar 16, 2009 - Most people think the new president is doing as much as he can to fix the economy, but the public expresses mixed views of his many major proposals to fix the economy. The public overwhelmingly supports Obama's plan to remove most combat troops from Iraq by the end of August but a much narrower majority supports his planned troop buildup in Afghanistan.
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Feb 19, 2009 - The young, the less affluent and members of minority groups are more likely to say their homes are worth less than what they owe on their mortgages, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Feb 19, 2009 - Not even a housing-led recession can shake Americans' faith in the blessings of homeownership.
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Feb 18, 2009 - Americans approve of Obama's handling of terrorist threats by more than two-to-one but views about Guantanamo, torture and surveillance remain divided along familiar lines.
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Feb 09, 2009 - After weeks of intense debate over President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, a narrow majority of Americans who have heard about the $800 billion plan say it is a good idea, while 34% say it is a bad idea.
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Jan 22, 2009 - While it is not unusual for Americans to prioritize domestic over foreign policy, a new Pew Research Center survey finds strengthening the economy and improving the job situation are higher priorities today than at any point over the past decade, and the recent upward trend has been steep.
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Jan 07, 2009 - As Barack Obama prepares to take office, majorities say the country is losing ground on any number of key issues, particularly economic ones.
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Dec 16, 2008 - Findings from Pew Research Center polls over the year told the story of the longest -- and one of the most exciting -- presidential elections in U.S. history as well as recording the public's reactions to other major events ranging from the pope's visit, to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the onset of a mega-economic downturn.
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Dec 15, 2008 - While just about everyone knows Obama's new secretary of state, fewer than half were generally aware of where the Dow is trading these days. A new Pew News IQ survey provides an updated look at the public's knowledge of political and world affairs.
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Oct 15, 2008 - Americans are concerned about the nation’s economic problems and they register the lowest level of national satisfaction ever measured in a Pew Research Center survey. But there is little indication that the nation’s financial crisis has triggered public panic or despair.
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Apr 09, 2008 - This report on the attitudes and lives of the American middle class combines results of a new Pew Research Center national public opinion survey with the center's analysis of relevant economic and demographic trend data from the Census Bureau.
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Mar 06, 2008 - At a time of rising energy prices, the public continues to be conflicted in its overall approach toward energy and the environment.
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Jan 30, 2008 - Just 12% of Republications call global warming a "top priority."
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Jan 24, 2008 - The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds signs of considerable unease with the nation's economy. While opinions about the economy have not declined since fall, they are the most negative economic ratings at the beginning of any presidential year since 1992.
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Dec 19, 2007 - The Pew Research Center released a compilation of the top 15 stories in which public opinion played a significant role, and the year's most notable "non-barking dogs."
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Jun 01, 2007 - The public is ambivalent about the immigration bill being debated by the Senate.Yet one of the bill's primary goals, to provide a way for people who are in this country illegally to gain legal citizenship under certain conditions, wins broad bipartisan support.
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May 01, 2007 - The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans found them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate.
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Jan 25, 2006 - Results of a 2006 public opinion poll on the economy, national priorities and President Bush's State of the Union address.
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Oct 14, 2005 - IssuesPA/Pew poll findings on confidence in Pennsylvania's government.
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Aug 30, 2005 - Results of a summer 2005 public opinion poll on U.S. attitudes about religion and politics.
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Jul 21, 2005 - National survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press on opinions of Karl Rove, the Supreme Court and President Bush.
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Jan 28, 2005 - Poll finds that public opinion on Social Security proposals in circulation appears to be flexible.
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Jan 25, 2005 - Information projects of the Pew Research Center take the pulse of the American public in this reference book, "Trends 2005."
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Oct 01, 2004 - A new subsidiary — the Pew Research Center — is one change following Pew's governing transformation. The components of this organization, however, are well known.
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Jan 29, 2004 - A 2003 year-end report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press summarizes nearly 50,000 interviews in the U.S. and worldwide.
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