short readsMar 16, 2009 Out of Afghanistan The Obama administration’s plan to step up U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is unlikely to be welcomed in many of the world’s nations; even in the U.S., only a small majority supports a troop buildup.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Older Americans Increasingly Sign Online The percentage of those ages 70 to 75 using the internet has nearly doubled, from 26% in 2005 to 46% in 2008.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Grass is Always Greener Almost half of Americans say they would rather live in a different type of community from the one they’re living in now.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Candidate to President The most frequently used one-word descriptor of President Obama is intelligent.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Capitol Beat Since the 1980s, the number of U.S. wire services and newspapers covering Congress has fallen by 72%.
short readsMar 9, 2009 No Economic News is Not Good News Even when it’s bad, most Americans want to know the latest on the economy.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Immigration Enforcement In 2007, Latinos accounted for 40% of all sentenced federal offenders — triple their share of the U.S. population.
short readsMar 9, 2009 Stem Cell Support A majority of Americans say it is important to conduct stem-cell research.
short readsFeb 24, 2009 Buy American ‘Buy American’ provisions are supported by two-thirds of the public, and across party lines.