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on September 24, 2013 in World News

Americans’ Belief That Gov’t Is Too Powerful

Americans’ Belief That Gov’t Is Too Powerful at Record Level Six in 10 Americans (60%) believe the federal government has too much power, one percentage point above the previous high recorded in September 2010. At least half of Americans since 2005 have said the government has too much power. Thirty-two percent now say the government has the right amount of power. Few say it has too little power. … Republicans, Democrats, and independents have each grown more likely to say government is too powerful this year. http://www.gallup.com/poll/164591/americans-belief-gov-powerful-record-level.aspx

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on August 1, 2013 in World News

NSA scandal shakes Americans’ trust in government

On Wednesday, the Obama administration released several newly declassified intelligence documents in a damage control attempt over the growing NSA snooping scandal. On the same day, the Guardian reported on the NSA tool XKeyscore, which can track everything people do online, including emails, Facebook activity, online chats and browser histories. The White House just can’t keep ahead of the bad news. The administration maintains that these programs are necessary for the fight against terrorism, but the American people are not convinced. A new survey released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds that 56% of… View Article

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