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    Charitable Donating Online

    The number of people who make charitable donations online has roughly doubled since 2002, but there’s plenty of room for growth.

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    Right to Die? Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Implications

    10:00 a.m.-noon National Press Club Washington, D.C. Sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Federalist Society, and The Constitution Project End of life decisions have been much in the news lately, with the Schiavo case and the late Pope’s medical treatment dominating recent headlines. Interest in this issue is likely to […]

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    A Local Issue with National Participation

    The Kansas State Board of Education has begun hearings on whether to change the way that biology is taught in public schools to include the teaching of intelligent design, a contrary theory to that of evolution and natural selection.

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    Revealing Research

    Demographic differences in Web site design — captured by a staple of Halloween parties and roller skating rinks.

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    National Trends, Local Insights

    This presentation combines national survey data with a special online survey of K-12 school system webmasters in the Washington, DC, region. Topics include: the internet’s impact on parents, students, K-12 education, and local government.

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    Supreme Court Hears Arguments in File-Sharing Case

    Although long lines prevented me from entering the courtroom today to witness the arguments firsthand, the scene outside the hearing was also a fascinating microcosm of the parties affected by this debate.

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    College Searching Online

    The majority of teens and nearly half of online adults use the internet to search for colleges or schools.

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    Men, Women, and Money

    Our November 2004 telephone survey brought some interesting data about women, men, and financial activities online.

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    Napster DRM workaround

    Reuters ran a story last week about an unauthorized software “patch” that enables Napster subscribers to convert the protected WMA files they lease to WAV files that can then be permanently burned to a CD.