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Polls listed chronologically.
Data are from nationwide surveys of
Americans 18 & older.
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Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll.
June 7-10, 2007. N=1,183 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"In general, do you think most CEO's of large American
companies are compensated too much, too little, or just about the right
amount?" |
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Too Much |
Too Little |
About Right |
Unsure |
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14 |
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"Do you think CEO's of American companies are always
ethical, mostly ethical, not too ethical, or not ethical at all in their
business practices?" |
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Always
Ethical |
Mostly
Ethical |
Not Too
Ethical |
Not Ethical
At All |
Unsure |
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6/7-10/07 |
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44 |
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Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll.
Sept. 16-19, 2006.
N=1,517 adults nationwide. MoE ±
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"As you may know, Wal-Mart is a nationwide chain store that
offers discounted household items, clothing, and food items. It is also the
largest employer in the country. Critics of the company say Wal-Mart hurts
the U.S. economy by paying employees too little in wages and not providing
enough health care and other benefits. Supporters of the company say
Wal-Mart helps the U.S. economy by saving consumers money because they keep
prices very low, and by giving them more affordable choices. On balance, do
you think Wal-Mart is good or bad for the U.S. economy, or don't you think
Wal-Mart affects the economy one way or the other, or haven't you heard
enough about it to say?"
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Good |
Bad |
No Effect |
Haven't
Heard |
Unsure |
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9/16-19/06 |
38 |
31 |
12 |
15 |
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NBC
News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted
by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill
McInturff (R). July 21-24, 2006. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3.1. |
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"Recently there has been talk of foreign automakers Nissan
and Renault buying a twenty-percent stake in General Motors. What is your
general reaction to this idea? Would you favor it, oppose it, or would it
not make a difference to you either way?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
No
Difference |
Unsure |
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7/21-24/06 |
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Los
Angeles Times Poll. March 27-30, 2004.
N=1,616 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3. |
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"How much of the time do you think
you can trust the executives in charge of major companies in this country to
do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, only some of the
time, or hardly ever?" |
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Always |
Most of
The Time |
Only Some
Of the Time |
Hardly
Ever |
Don't
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3/04 |
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22 |
52 |
23 |
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"Which of the following statements comes closer to your
view? Cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major corporations
represent a problem of a few corrupt individuals in a system that is mostly
honest and above board. OR, Cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of
major corporations is a widespread problem in which many business executives
are taking advantage of a system that is failing."
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Few
Individuals |
Wide-
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Don't
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3/04 |
40 |
50 |
10 |
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"Over the past few years there have been scandals in major
corporations such as Enron and WorldCom, and in the mutual funds industry.
As a result of these problems, many corporations have been putting more
safeguards in place to prevent it from happening again. Generally speaking,
have these corporate scandals changed the way you feel about how major
corporations are run in this country today, or have your feelings not
changed one way or the other?" If have changed: "Have your feelings
changed for the better so that you are now more trusting of the way major
corporations are run, or have your feelings changed for the worse so that
you are now less trusting of how major corporations are run?" |
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Trusting |
Less
Trusting |
No
Change |
Don't
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3/04 |
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43 |
46 |
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"Have corporate scandals in this country made you more
willing or less willing to invest in the stock market, or have corporate
scandals not played a role in your investing in the stock market one way or
the other?" |
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Willing |
Less
Willing |
Not Played
A Role |
Don't Invest
In Market
(vol.) |
Don't
Know |
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3/04 |
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37 |
31 |
23 |
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Gallup
Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2002. N=1,004
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"In
general, do you think there is too much, too little or about the right
amount of government regulation of business and industry?" |
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Much |
Right
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Too
Little |
Unsure |
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9/02 |
35 |
31 |
31 |
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6/02 |
32 |
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33 |
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2/02 |
28 |
39 |
30 |
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9/01 |
41 |
38 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup Poll. July 26-28,
2002. N=1,004 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample). |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way
the Republicans in Congress are handling the issue
of corporate corruption?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
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44 |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way
the Democrats in Congress are handling the issue
of corporate corruption?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
42 |
40 |
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"Do you think the Democrats in
Congress
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are more interested in protecting the interests of
ordinary Americans OR are they more interested in
protecting the interests of large corporations?"
Form A
(N=496 adults, MoE
± 5) |
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Ordinary
Americans |
Large
Corporations |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
50 |
36 |
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6/28-30/02 |
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36 |
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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress
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are more interested in protecting the interests of
ordinary Americans OR are they more interested in
protecting the interests of large corporations?"
Form A
(N=496 adults, MoE
± 5) |
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Ordinary
Americans |
Large
Corporations |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
25 |
65 |
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6/28-30/02 |
30 |
62 |
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"Do you think George W. Bush
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is more interested in
protecting the interests of ordinary Americans, OR is he more interested in
protecting the interests of large corporations?"
Form B (N=508, MoE ± 5) |
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Ordinary
Americans |
Large
Corporations |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
41 |
48 |
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7/5-8/02 |
47 |
46 |
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6/28-30/02 |
53 |
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"Do you think George W. Bush is
or is not doing enough to deal with the
problem of corporate corruption?" |
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Is Not |
Doing
Too
Much
(vol.) |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
42 |
51 |
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"From what you have heard or read about Bush's
activities at Harken Energy Corporation, which of the following statements
best describes your view of his actions in this matter:
he did something illegal, he did something unethical but nothing illegal, or
he did not do anything seriously wrong?"
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A
(N=496 adults, MoE ± 5) |
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Illegal |
Unethical |
Nothing
Seriously
Wrong |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
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32 |
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7/9-11/02 |
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"From
what you have heard or read about Dick Cheney's
activities at the Halliburton Company, which of the following statements
best describes your view of his actions in this matter:
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he did something illegal,
he did something unethical but nothing illegal, or he did not do anything
seriously wrong?"
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B (N=508 adults, MoE ± 5) |
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Illegal |
Unethical |
Nothing
Seriously
Wrong |
No
Opinion |
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7/26-28/02 |
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31 |
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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R).
July 19-21, 2002. N=1,014
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample). |
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"As far as
people in charge of running major companies are concerned, would you say
that you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly
any confidence at all in them?" |
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A great deal of confidence |
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Only some confidence |
59 |
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Hardly any at all |
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Not sure |
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"Which is
your view of government regulations: most are
necessary and protect consumers or the environment, or most are unnecessary
and harm the economy?"
Half sample
(Form B) |
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7/02 |
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Most are necessary |
52 |
40 |
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Most are unnecessary |
30 |
47 |
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Some of both (vol.) |
13 |
6 |
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Not sure |
5 |
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"When it comes to dealing with
the problems of the financial markets and major corporations, which do you
think is the greatest danger: that regulators will
go too far and impose restrictions on business that will hinder the economy,
OR that they will not go far enough toward raising the standards of
accountability and restoring confidence in the markets and U.S.
corporations?"
Half sample (Form B) |
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Will go too far |
36 |
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Will not go far enough |
59 |
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Not sure |
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"Which of
the following comes closest to your point of view:
what happened at Enron and WorldCom is representative of problems at most
American companies, at many American companies, at just some American
companies, or at very few American companies?"
Half
sample (Form A) |
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Most |
Many |
Just
Some |
Very
Few |
Not
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7/02 |
10 |
21 |
48 |
18 |
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6/02 |
9 |
24 |
42 |
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4/02 |
9 |
18 |
41 |
28 |
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"Do you
think that the current cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major
businesses represent a problem of a few corrupt individuals in a system that
is mostly honest and above board, OR a widespread problem in which many
business executives are taking advantage of a system that is failing?" |
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few corrupt individuals |
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widespread problem |
61 |
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Depends (vol.) |
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Not sure |
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Newsweek Poll
conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. July
18-19, 2002. N=1,004
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W.
Bush has responded to the recent
business scandals, including Enron, WorldCom, Tyco,
and others?" |
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prove |
Don't
Know |
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46 |
39 |
15 |
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Republicans |
69 |
17 |
14 |
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Democrats |
30 |
58 |
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Independents |
44 |
40 |
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7/11-12/02 |
51 |
32 |
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"From what you've seen
or heard about President Bush's corporate reform
proposals to deal with the problems of accounting fraud and other wrongdoing
by business executives, do you think his proposals are tougher than they
need to be, not tough enough, or about right?" |
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7/18-19 |
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Tougher than necessary |
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Not tough enough |
50 |
47 |
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About right |
36 |
34 |
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Don't know |
12 |
16 |
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"How
much of the blame, if any, do you think each of the following deserves for
recent corporate scandals like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco?
What about [see below]? Does
this deserve a lot of the blame, some, only a little, or none of the blame
for the recent corporate scandals?" |
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Some |
Only a
Little |
None |
Don't
Know |
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Corporate
executives |
69 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
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Corporate boards
of directors |
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59 |
25 |
7 |
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Accounting firms |
49 |
29 |
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A decline in
moral and ethical standards in society |
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39 |
27 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
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Government
agencies that regulate U.S. business and finance |
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35 |
38 |
12 |
7 |
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Wall Street
investment and brokerage firms |
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33 |
33 |
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10 |
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Former President
Clinton and his Administration |
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25 |
29 |
19 |
20 |
7 |
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The U.S. Congress |
20 |
38 |
20 |
15 |
7 |
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President Bush
and his Administration |
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29 |
21 |
25 |
7 |
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"We're interested in who you
trust more to handle some different issues and
problems, President Bush or Democrats in Congress.
Who do you trust more to handle
accounting fraud and other
corporate wrongdoing: President Bush or Democrats in Congress?" |
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President Bush |
36 |
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Democrats in Congress |
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Same (vol.) |
4 |
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Neither (vol.) |
10 |
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Don't know |
8 |
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"As you may know, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
are both former business executives who still have close ties to business
leaders. Which ONE of the following statements comes closer to your own
views on how their past business experience and connections affects their
handling of the recent corporate scandals?
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