A new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that among voters who attend religious services at least once or twice a month, 15% say information on political parties or candidates has been made available at their place of worship. This is similar to the number of voters who, following the 2008 campaign, said that political information had been provided at their place of worship (15%), but it is lower than the percentage who said this after the 2004 election (27%). Go to this excerpt of the report »

See also: the full report on voter engagement and trends in the 2010 campaign thus far by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

On Nov. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of related cases involving a constitutional challenge to an Arizona tax policy aimed at providing scholarships for children to attend private - often religious - schools.  Go to the In Brief report »

With Election Day less than two weeks away, debates over the death penalty are heating up in gubernatorial races in California, Connecticut and Illinois. Go to the news brief »

Catholic bishops in Minnesota and Iowa have entered the pre-election fray over same-sex marriage. Go to the news brief »

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Oct. 21 - The Washington Post