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Politics<\/b>\nObama\u2019s fifth-year job approval ratings among most polarized<\/a>, Gallup\nVoters say U.S. still in recession; glad to know Snowden secrets<\/a>, Fox News\nPoll: Snowden<\/a>, marijuana<\/a> and Obama approval<\/a>, CBS News\nObama seen as nice guy, so-so president<\/a>, with\u00a0topline<\/a>, AP\/ GfK\nEconomy\/ jobs and healthcare are top voter priorities<\/a>, Quinnipiac\nImplications of this year’s Senate races for 2016<\/a>, Real Clear Politics\nHow better educated whites are driving political polarization<\/a>, The Washington Post<\/p>\n\n Economy\n<\/b>Most see inequality growing, but partisans differ over solutions<\/a>, Pew Research Center\nU.S. economic mobility hasn’t changed much over time, but varies across places<\/a>, Equality of Opportunity Project\nWidespread growth in GDP across industries in 2012<\/a>, Bureau of Economic Analysis\nCities face a good, but not great, economic outlook<\/a>, The Wall Street Journal\nHousehold income trends: December 2013<\/a>, Sentier Research\nSize of gender pay gap varies by state, job<\/a>,\u00a0 The Pew Charitable Trusts\nState governments spent more in 2012 than they took in<\/a>, Census Bureau<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Health & Society<\/b>\nUninsured rate shows initial decline in 2014<\/a>, Gallup\nUse of infertility services stays level<\/a>, CDC\nCesarean birth rates by state<\/a>, CDC\nImmigration hold trends by gender, nationality<\/a>, TRAC Syracuse\nReclassifying English learner students in California<\/a>, Public Policy Institute of California<\/p>\n\n International<\/b>\nU.S. scores low in children\u2019s well-being<\/a>, Gallup\n10 startling facts about global wealth inequality<\/a>, The Washington Post\nWho\u2019s on the magic mountain? Data on Davos attendees<\/a>, The Economist\nLatest crime statistics in Britain<\/a>, Office for National Statistics\nGermany has one of OECD\u2019s lowest homeownership rates<\/a>, Quartz\nEU Foreign Direct Investment stocks<\/a> and current account surplus<\/a>, Eurostat\nLatest PMI numbers for U.S., China, Eurozone, Germany, France<\/a>, Markit<\/p>\n\n Random Sample<\/b>\nThe Big Mac index: Global exchange rates to go<\/a>, The Economist<\/p>\n\n Got new data to share? 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