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3/10/2010 - ProCon.org has now been used by 1,077 schools in 26 countries and all 50 US states.  We are thrilled to have 189 elementary and middle schools, 480 high schools, and 408 colleges and universities using the free nonpartisan research we provide to stimulate critical thinking.

2/18/2010 - NEW ProCon.org Website! - Is the D.A.R.E. program good for America's kids (K-12)? - Supporters of D.A.R.E. argue that the program annually helps over 35 million kids in all 50 states and 43 countries to resist drug abuse. Critics counter that decades of research shows D.A.R.E. is ineffective, marketing not science-based, and can actually increase drug use by students.


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2/22/2010 - UPDATED:  Does the ACLU support child pornography?


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2/26/2010 - UPDATED:  Top Pro, Con, & Not Clearly Pro or Con Quotes on Cell Phones & Safety - Read the opinions of expert organizations, such as the Federal Communications Commission, doctors such as Keith Black, MD, and Ronald B. Herberman, MD, and activist groups like the International Electromagnetic Frequency Collaborative, in response to our site's core question: "Are cell phones safe?"


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3/18/2010 - UPDATED: State Felon Voting Laws – Learn which states allow felons to vote in jail and which states take away the vote permanently even when the felon has completed the sentence, parole, probation, and paid all fines. Full text of each state’s law now available.


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3/11/2010 - NEW: Federal Appeals Court upholds "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance in 2-1 decision – Michael Newdow’s latest effort to remove the phrase that had been added in 1954 fails in a split decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.


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3/10/2010 - UPDATED: Coalition Forces in Iraq - The Multi-National Force-Iraq changed its name to the US Forces-Iraq on Jan. 1, 2010. The five remaining non-US coalition forces, Australia, El Salvador, Estonia, Romania, and the UK, left Iraq in July 2009. See our chart showing the changing coalition membership from 2003 through 2010.


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2/18/2010 - NEW: 22 Charts & Graphs on Video Games and Youth Violence. Video game sales rose from $2.6 billion in 1996 to $11.7 billion in 2008, and juvenile violent crime fell 36% between 1995 and 2008. Read these and other statistics on gamer demographics, video game sales, and youth violence trends.


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