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    View from Pakistan

    Prior to the Bhutto Assassination, Public Opinion Was Increasingly Opposed to Terrorism

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    How the Public Perceives Romney, Mormons

    On Thursday, Dec. 6, Mitt Romney delivered a speech addressing his Mormon faith and the role of religion in public life. Recent polling from the Pew Research Center1 finds that Romney, more than any other presidential candidate (Republican or Democrat), is viewed as very religious by the public. This perception is, for the most part, […]

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    Russians Confidence in Vladimir Putin

    That’s the large portion of the Russian public that says it has confidence in President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing in world affairs, compared with only 45% of Americans who say the same thing about President Bush.

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    ’Heroic Conservatism’: A Conversation with Author Michael Gerson

    Washington, D.C. http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?autostart=false&brandname=Pew%20Forum&brandlink=https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion&showplayerpath=http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&file=http://pewforum.blip.tv/rss/flash?sort=date&nsfw=dc&user=pewforum&showguidebutton=false&showsharebutton=true&showfsbutton=true&showplaylist=true The Pew Forum invited former presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson to discuss his new book, Heroic Conservatism, with Forum senior advisors Michael Cromartie and E.J. Dionne Jr. and a select group of journalists. Gerson was challenged to define “heroic conservatism” and critique the Bush administration’s record on implementing the “compassionate conservative” philosophy Gerson […]

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    Young White Evangelicals: Less Republican, Still Conservative

    An analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted between 2001 and 2007 suggests that young white evangelicals have become increasingly dissatisfied with Bush and are moving away from the GOP. How will these changes affect the vote in 2008 and beyond?

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    Religious Republicans: Hanging Tough with Bush

    by John C. Green The role of religious voters in the Republican Party has been highlighted by the sharp criticism of the Republican presidential front-runners – Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney – by conservative religious leaders. Are religious Republicans abandoning President Bush and perhaps the GOP as well? The latest national survey by […]