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This presentation was made at the OECD's Workshop entitled: "The economic and social impacts of broadband communications: From ICT measurement to policy implications."

The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.

Washington, D.C. Europeans and Americans approach the relationship between church and state differently. European churches, for instance, often receive official sanction and substantial financial support from the government. In the United States, on the other hand, the government recognizes no church, and whatever aid it provides is usually indirect and substantially more limited. Even ideas […]

Read the Press Conference Transcript FAQs about survey The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world. The Pew Research Center conducted more than 55,000 interviews to […]

That's the proportion of Republicans who favor giving illegal immigrants the possibility of obtaining US citizenship; nearly as many within the party (46%) oppose such a move -- an indication of the political difficulties that any compromise immigration plan will face on the road to enactment.

That's the portion of the adult U.S. population who now say that school boards should have the right to fire teachers known to be homosexual; 66% disagreed. In 1987 when this question was first asked, a 51%-majority agreed with the statement.

That's the percentage of Americans who completely or mostly agree that American lives are worth more than the lives of people in other countries.

That's the number of Americans who now say they favor "affirmative action programs to help blacks, women and other minorities get better jobs and education," a 12-point increase since 1995, with support increasing among most demographic and political groups.

It’s a rare week when the situation in Iraq attracts more coverage than the political debate over the war. But that’s what happened last week thanks to one dramatic story line. And when it comes to the 2008 Presidential race, the media are busy wondering whether 19 (the number of current candidates) are enough.