Pew Research Center Staff

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.

Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

On the eve of military intervention in Libya by the U.S. and its allies, by a wide margin Americans felt the U.S. did not have a responsibility to intervene in the conflict.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911 is widely credited with boosting the then-nascent union movement. But 100 years later, unions command the support of fewer than half of the public.

Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

As the New York Times begins charging for access to its website, the gap between the number of Americans who read newspaper online and in print continues to narrow.