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All rights reserved. info@pewresearch.org info@pewresearch.org Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:30:00 EST Sun, 27 May 2012 16:06:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewresearch.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewresearch.org/ http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2218/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-newt-gingrich-ron-paul-barack-obama-health-care-law-gas-prices-republican-presidential-primary-race-gop-democratic-enthusiasm-gap Mitt Romney has retaken a significant lead nationally in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, even as he has fallen further behind Barack Obama in a general election matchup. Obama’s job approval rating has reached 50% for the first time since last May, shortly after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2218/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-newt-gingrich-ron-paul-barack-obama-health-care-law-gas-prices-republican-presidential-primary-race-gop-democratic-enthusiasm-gap Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2195/contraceptive-coverage-religious-groups-health-benefits-obama-administration-catholics-same-sex-marriage Americans are closely divided over whether religiously-affiliated institutions should be given an exemption if they object to a proposed federal rule requiring employers to cover birth control as part of their health care benefits. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2195/contraceptive-coverage-religious-groups-health-benefits-obama-administration-catholics-same-sex-marriage Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2178/state-of-the-union-economy-jobs-iran-military-spending-social-security-medicare-immigration-tax-fairness-environment As the State of the Union approaches, the economy continues to be the public's top priority. Fully 86% say that strengthening the economy should be a top priority for the president and Congress this year, and 82% rate improving the job situation as a top priority. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2178/state-of-the-union-economy-jobs-iran-military-spending-social-security-medicare-immigration-tax-fairness-environment Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2172/mitt-romney-ron-paul-third-party-barack-obama Mitt Romney maintains a substantial lead nationally in the race for the GOP nomination. Yet his image among all voters has slipped since November and he runs no better in a general election matchup with Barack Obama than he did back then. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2172/mitt-romney-ron-paul-third-party-barack-obama Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2167/rich-poor-social-conflict-class A new Pew Research Center survey finds that two-thirds of the public believes there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between the rich and the poor -- an increase of 19 percentage points since 2009. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2167/rich-poor-social-conflict-class Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2162/death-penalty-wrongful-convictions Public opinion about the death penalty has changed only modestly in recent years, but there continues to be far less support for the death penalty than there was in the mid-1990s. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2162/death-penalty-wrongful-convictions Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2158/latinos-hispanics-immigration-policy-deportations-george-bush-barack-obama-administration-democrats-republicans Latinos disapprove by a margin of more than two-to-one of the way the Obama administration is handling deportations of unauthorized immigrants, according to a new national survey of Latino adults by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2158/latinos-hispanics-immigration-policy-deportations-george-bush-barack-obama-administration-democrats-republicans Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2159/socialism-capitalism-occupy-wall-street-libertarian-liberal-conservative The recent Occupy Wall Street protests have focused public attention on what organizers see as the excesses of America's free market system, but perceptions of capitalism -- and even of socialism -- have changed little since early 2010 despite the recent tumult. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2159/socialism-capitalism-occupy-wall-street-libertarian-liberal-conservative Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2153/taxes-tax-system-code-fairness-reform-wealthy-complexity-overhaul Public dissatisfaction with the tax system has grown over the past decade, and the focus of the public’s frustration is not how much they themselves pay, but rather the impression that wealthy people are not paying their fair share. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2153/taxes-tax-system-code-fairness-reform-wealthy-complexity-overhaul Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2138/newt-gingrich-republican-presidential-race-hispanic-unauthorized-immigrants-residency-length Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s recent endorsement of a proposal to create a path for unauthorized immigrants to gain legal status if they have lived in the country for a long period of time has prompted renewed interest in the characteristics of this population. An analysis finds that nearly two-thirds of the 10.2 million unauthorized adult immigrants have lived in the U.S. for at least ten years. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2138/newt-gingrich-republican-presidential-race-hispanic-unauthorized-immigrants-residency-length Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST