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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI\u2019s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data \u2013 because what doesn\u2019t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? Before you read anything else today, know that America has spoken on the most important issue of our time: which presidential candidate<\/a> would be better suited to handle an alien invasion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political junkies are on tenterhooks, waiting for the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on health care reform to come down (turning one blogger<\/a> for the Supreme Court into a minor celebrity). PRRI\u2019s latest poll<\/a> reveals that Americans are divided on whether the high court should overturn the health care law, although a sizeable number (21%) say they have no opinion \u2013 a reminder that some don\u2019t follow news from inside the Beltway quite as closely as others.<\/p>\n

Fans of sweeping generalizations will find themselves at home with Elizabeth Kolbert\u2019s latest piece for the New Yorker<\/a>, in which she observes: \u201cWith the exception of the imperial offspring of the Ming dynasty and the dauphins of pre-Revolutionary France, contemporary American kids may represent the most indulged young people in the history of the world.\u201d I\u2019ll grant that even some younger Millennials (age 18-24) describe themselves<\/a> as \u201cmore entitled\u201d or \u201clazier\u201d than their parents\u2019 generation, but the dauphins of pre-Revolutionary France? No child these days has such a lavish wig or sash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If a clinic in Jackson, Mississippi is unable to comply with a law that takes effect on Sunday, Mississippi could become the first state<\/a> in the country without an abortion provider. Although abortion is clearly a contentious issue (especially in Mississippi), nearly 6-in-10 (58%) Americans say<\/a> that at least some health care professionals in their communities should provide legal abortions.<\/p>\n

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne declared<\/a> that Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia should resign from the bench because of political aspirations betrayed in his opinion on\u00a0Arizona v. United States<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A controversy erupted over whether progressives\u2019 criticism of a gay conservative group that endorsed Mitt Romney strays into hate speech<\/a>. As of a poll released yesterday<\/a>, about one-quarter of Americans who identify as \u201cconservative\u201d also support same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

Want to receive the Morning Buzz as a daily email?\u00a0Sign up here<\/a>. For updates and coverage throughout the day, follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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