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Unlike their Republican counterparts, Democrats have been mostly trusting of the media, with 69 percent of respondents who said they trust the media to report the news “fully, fairly, and accurately.” The survey mostly fell along partisan lines, creating a wide gap between those who trust and those who distrust the media. The latest poll is a four-percent decrease from the year before among every other group surveyed....

HAVANA, CUBA -- The man behind the wheel of the pirate taxi was tall, good-looking and nicely dressed -- blue eyes, touch of gray at the temples, clean plaid shirt, slacks, windbreaker. Nights get cool in Havana in winter, and I envied him the windbreaker. But that was all I envied.As we drove into a remote suburb in this sprawling city of 2 million, he talked about what is sabotaging Cuba's famous revolution: He talked about how complicated life there has become -- not that it was ever easy."A family of four -- like mine -- can live well in...