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Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 91.7% of the nation's population growth over the past decade.

Hispanics now account for 16.3% of the total U.S. population.

Nearly seven-in-ten Americans have a favorable view of Michelle Obama.

Among possible candidates for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, four (Romney, Huckabee, Palin and Gingrich) are supported by more than 10% of Republican voters and none garners the support of more than one-in-five GOP voters.

Nearly half (47%) of registered voters say they would like to see Barack Obama reelected in 2012, while 37% would prefer to see a Republican candidate take the White House.

The most popular subjects for tweets from Twitter users are related to personal lives, activities or interests.

Among adults who go online, 8% use Twitter.

While the media pivoted to Libya, the public did not follow, keeping their focus on the crisis in Japan. Americans give the press high marks for their coverage of the Japan disaster and Libya conflict, but have little praise for media coverage of economics and politics.

Trends that are revolutionizing how people consume information and reshaping the public’s expectations about information access and immersion.

Overview After several days of airstrikes on Libya by the United States and its allies, the public has mixed reactions to the military operation. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say the United States made the right decision in conducting air strikes in Libya while 36% say it was the wrong decision. Fully one-in-six (17%) express […]