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    Internet Interview

    Slightly more than one-in-ten adult internet users say they have used a search engine to find information about someone they are thinking about hiring or working with.

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    Looking For Love Online

    Only 9% of online adults have used a search engine to find information about a romantic partner.

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    Evangelicals and Education

    Nearly one-in-three (31%) US adults with less than a high school education are members of evangelical Protestant churches.

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    Rating the Current Economy

    Just 11% of the public rates the economy as excellent or good, down from 17% in early February, and 26% in January.

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    Johnny Be Good

    While the Clinton-Obama face-off in today’s Pennsylvania primary has claimed the bulk of media coverage, far more Americans — 36% — say the news they have been hearing about GOP presidential candidate John McCain is generally positive than say that about either of the two Democratic candidates.

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    Catholics in Pennsylvania

    Catholics are the largest religious community in Pennsylvania, making up 29% of the state’s adult population, followed by mainline Protestants at 25% and evangelical Protestants at 18%. White Catholics have been a pillar of Hillary Clinton’s voter coalition in her big-state victories to date.

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    The role of libraries in the digital age

    This presentation was an overview of Pew Internet Project findings about the changing structure of information and communication in the digital age, the role that libraries play in helping people solve problems, and the broader roles that librarie…

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    Less News is Good News for McCain

    Summary of Findings John McCain’s campaign for president has been flying under the news media’s radar since he sewed up the Republican nomination in early March. In recent weeks, he has received less news coverage – and has been consistently less visible to the public – than either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Nonetheless, far […]

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    No Clear Advantage

    Electability is an issue, and one that both Obama and Clinton are likely to use to woo the superdelegates. But our polling suggests that neither candidate has a demonstrable advantage to tout.