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The Pew Research Center has released a new poll on the death penalty. 62% favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder while 31% are opposed. That is generally in line with polling on the death penalty over the past several years. Of those who responded they oppose the death penalty, 27% said it's wrong or immoral and 27% said they were concerned about wrongful convictions.
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For the first time in more than 4 decades of polling, a majority of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana, a Pew Research Center poll finds. The national survey find that 52 percent say the use of marijuana should... Read Post

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Sixty percent of Americans favor the death penalty for convicted murderers, while 27 percent are opposed, CBS/NYT poll shows Read Post