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May 8, 2011

Most Mothers Should Expect A Call or A Visit Today

For many adults, today’s all about Mom.

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May 5, 2011

35% Want Drinking Age Lowered to 18

A plurality of Americans still think 21 is the proper drinking age, but support is up slightly for dropping it to 18. Perhaps not surprisingly, younger adults are more enthusiastic about lowering the drinking age than their elders.

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May 3, 2011

When Americans Drink Beer, They Go Domestic

Americans want something brewed on American soil when it comes to beer, and their top choice is Budweiser.

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April 29, 2011

50% Favor Title IX, 38% Say It's Been Good for College Sports

The New York Times reports that in an effort to satisfy federal Title IX legislation many Division I colleges are making questionable moves to make it look as if they are offering more spots on sports teams to women. Half of Americans support Title IX, but adults strongly oppose the government requiring colleges to match the percentage of women athletes to the number of women on campus.

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April 28, 2011

58% Say There's Too Much Media Coverage of Royal Wedding

Tomorrow, Prince William of England will marry Catherine Middleton in what some are calling “the wedding of the century.” But stateside a majority of Americans think the media is paying too much attention to the royal wedding.

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April 28, 2011

Americans Still Oppose Ban on Hate Speech

Adults nationwide may believe hate is growing in America, but that doesn’t mean they want the government interfering with free speech.

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April 27, 2011

22% Say England Should Abolish Monarchy, 51% Disagree

As England prepares to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, most Americans think the British royal family is a good thing for its country.

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April 26, 2011

51% Say Hate is Growing in America

Half of adults nationwide believe hate is growing in this country, but Americans are more narrowly divided when it comes to punishing so-called hate crimes.

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April 24, 2011

44% See Easter As One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays

It’s Easter Sunday, and 80% of Americans will have some sort of a family meal to celebrate the occasion.

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April 23, 2011

Americans Send Mixed Signals On Online Gambling

The Justice Department recently cracked down on three top online poker websites, but Americans still appear to have more faith in the private sector than in the government when it comes to gambling on the Internet.

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April 22, 2011

78% Believe Jesus Christ Was the Son of God

Today is the day Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who 78% of all Americans believe to be the son of God who came to Earth to die for our sins.

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April 22, 2011

38% Say Earth Day Has Helped Raise Environmental Awareness

Today marks the 42nd year that Earth Day has been celebrated, but Americans are closely divided over whether the informal annual holiday has raised the environmental consciousness of their fellow countrymen.

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April 21, 2011

27% Call Americans Selfish For Putting Economy Ahead of Global Warming

Americans still don’t think they are being selfish for placing their economic concerns ahead of the fight against climate change.  But they strongly believe improving the environment occurs on a personal level.

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April 21, 2011

41% Support Internet Poker, 42% Oppose

Most Americans have no problem with money on the table in a friendly game of poker but have decidedly mixed feelings if that game is shifted to the Internet.

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April 15, 2011

Pizza Hut, Papa John's Are Tops Among American Pizza-Eaters

American pizza-eaters rate Pizza Hut number one among pizza chains, closely followed by Papa John’s. But nearly one-out-of-five adults say they rarely or never eat pizza no matter who makes it.

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April 14, 2011

92% Oppose Ban on School Lunches From Home

A public school in Chicago now prohibits students from bringing lunch from home in an effort to promote healthier eating, but Americans strongly reject that idea. Not only does an overwhelming majority believe children should be allowed to bring lunch to school, but most also think lunches from home are healthier than ones bought in a school cafeteria.

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April 14, 2011

57% Are Still Confident in Online Security

Epsilon, a major online marketing firm, was hacked recently, giving cybercriminals access to millions of personal e-mail accounts from Marriott, Verizon, Chase Bank, Target and a number of other corporations.  It's just the latest online security breach, but most Americans remain confident in the safety of their financial information on the Internet.

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April 13, 2011

48% Say They're Organ Donors

When Roxy Kurze posted on her Facebook page that her husband desperately needed a kidney transplant, her plea for help was answered.  Fortunately, most Americans have never been confronted with this situation.  But nearly half of Adults appear ready to respond.

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April 12, 2011

One-In-Three Americans Don’t Know Who Glenn Beck Is

Glenn Beck’s Fox News program averages roughly two million viewers a night, but new polling finds that one-in-three Americans don’t know who he is.

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April 12, 2011

72% of Adults Who Served On A Jury Liked Experience

You probably have yet to see someone jump for joy when their jury duty notice arrives in the mail, but most Americans who have served as a juror in a court of law say it was a good or excellent experience. They are also confident their jury made the right decision.