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Americans' pursuit of health takes place within a widening network of both online and offline sources.

The public has generally been supportive of affirmative action programs, but is decidedly opposed to the idea of providing preferential treatment to minorities.

Media-Smart Youth expert panel discussion on the integration of the internet into daily life and what this means for educational programs that seek to engage youth through new media.

Obama says empathy is one of the qualities he'll be looking for in a new Supreme Court justice. Meantime, his White House has floated a list of possible nominees that's stacked heavily with women. Coincidence?

Director Lee Rainie spoke with Library Beat about the social impact of the Internet, recent research, and reasons why librarians will survive in the new media ecosystem.

From the kitchen to the laundry room to the home entertainment center, Americans are paring down the list of familiar household appliances they say they can't live without.

The Project for Excellence in Journalism estimates that one out of every five journalists working for newspapers in 2001 no longer does so.

Virtually all of the 3.4 million increase in suburban public school enrollments over the past decade and a half has been due to a rapid increase in Latino -- and to a lesser degree -- black and Asian students.

While many say they light up to relieve stress, half of all smokers say they "frequently" experience stress in their daily lives, compared with just 35% of those who once smoked and have now quit, and 31% of those who never smoked.