Rising Health Care Costs Felt by Employers

Rising Health Care Costs Felt by Employers

A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the results of a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health and Research Ed...

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Southern Unemployment Rates Among Worst in the Nation

Southern Unemployment Rates Among Worst in the Nation

The South, which entered the recession with lower unemployment rates than the nation's other regions, currently has some of the highest ...

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Most Have Health Insurance

Most Have Health Insurance

According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau , most Americans had health insurance coverage for all of 2010. A relatively small...

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Public Loses Confidence in Congressional Leaders and Ability to Handle Deficit; Republican Leaders Hardest Hit

Public Loses Confidence in Congressional Leaders and Ability to Handle Deficit; Republican Leaders Hardest Hit

As debates over deficit reduction approach, the public's confidence in congressional leaders, especially Republican leaders, has decreas...

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Executions Decrease, Time Between Death Sentencing and Execution Increases

Executions Decrease, Time Between Death Sentencing and Execution Increases

On September 21st, Troy Davis was executed in Georgia despite challenges to the quality of evidence used in his conviction. On the same nig...

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Excess Female Deaths

Excess Female Deaths

A recent article in The Economist discusses what the article refers to as the "missing women" of the world, which it defines as &...

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Census Figures Tell Story of Dramatic Decline in the County Hit Hardest by Recession

Census Figures Tell Story of Dramatic Decline in the County Hit Hardest by Recession

An article in the New York Times focused on the county where, according to census figures published Thursday, "the falloff of the eco...

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Americans Say More Than Half of Federal Government Spending Is Wasteful

Americans Say More Than Half of Federal Government Spending Is Wasteful

A Gallup Poll earlier this month found Americans' estimation of money wasted by the federal government at an all-time high. The poll a...

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Plurality of Americans Favor Palestinian State, but Sympathy Rests With Israel; Divisions Drawn Along Partisan Lines

Plurality of Americans Favor Palestinian State, but Sympathy Rests With Israel; Divisions Drawn Along Partisan Lines

A September 15-18 survey administered by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and The Washington Post reveals stark par...

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Changes in Party Affiliation Since 2008

Changes in Party Affiliation Since 2008

The Pew Research Center recently reported on the demographic changes in political party affiliation since 2008. Obama’s approval ratings ...

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