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Pirates captivate U S readers in a slide toward real news
A Pew survey shows the Somali pirate saga as the most followed story, eclipsing the economy and rivaling the Obama inauguration and the Hudson Jet landing. Analysts link the fascination to quick thinking heroism, outlaw romance, and enduring pirate imagery in American culture.
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New York
CIA
U.S
Cuba
High Seas
America
Marty Kaplan
Norman Lear Center
University of Southern California
Richard Phillips
U.S. Navy
Pew Research Center For People & the Press
Barack Obama
US Airways
Hudson River
Chesley “Sully
Sullenberger
Cable
Pew
Project For Excellence In
Marcus Rediker
Jesse James
Bonnie and Clyde
Rediker
Captain Blood
Captain Hook
Captain Jack Sparrow
Johnny Depp
Jay Wolpert
Wolpert
Burlington
Daniel
Mariah
Phillips