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    For Them, Money Is The Biggest Problem

    That’s the portion of Americans who say that financial concerns are the biggest problem their family faces; family, personal and health problems are the next most cited concerns but, taken together, they account for only 11% of top worries for American families.

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    Gen Next: Still Picking Mom and Dad’s Pockets

    Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Gen Nexters — Americans in the age range 18-25 — told a recent Pew survey that they have received financial help from their parents during the past 12 months. Fully 46% say they depend on their parents or other family members for financial assistance.

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    Have Wireless Internet Access

    That’s the percent of internet users who have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection either around the house, at their workplace, or some place else. In other words, one-third of internet users, either with a laptop computer, a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA), or cell phone, have surfed the internet or checked email using means such as WiFi broadband or cell phone networks

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    State of the American News Media, 2007: Mainstream Media Go Niche

    The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s fourth annual report finds every sector of TV news lost audience in 2006. Newspapers, while garnering larger audiences for their content via online platforms, faced more downbeat financial assessments.

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    Which Governor Has the Most Clout?

    In a new ranking of the states, Massachusetts’ chief executive out-powers his peers in Alaska, Maryland and New Jersey — not to mention New York and California.

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    A Verdict on the Media’s Verdict on the Libby Trial

    The jury has spoken in the perjury and obstruction trial of Scooter Libby that so intimately involved the journalism profession itself. We know the vice-president’s former top aide was found guilty. But who and what else did the media implicate in its post-verdict coverage?

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    Young Adults Love Video Games

    That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they play games that can be hooked up to a television such as PlayStation, Xbox or GameCube. Roughly one-third of the preceding generation of Gen Xers (35%) play these types of games.

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    The Young Are More Welcoming to Immigrants

    That’s the percentage of Gen Nexters (ages 18-25) who say that the increase in the number of immigrants working in the U.S. has done more to help than hurt American workers. Among older workers, far fewer say immigrants have helped American workers overall.

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