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Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Aug. 2-5, 2004. N=938 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"Next we have a few questions on Iraq. Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the U.S. military action in Iraq? Would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat, or oppose it strongly?"

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6/1-6/04

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Among registered voters:

5/12-18/04

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"And generally speaking, would you say the U.S. military action in Iraq is helping to make the world a safer place or not?"

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6/1-6/04

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Among registered voters:

5/12-18/04

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"And in the next six months, do you think that conditions in Iraq will be better, worse, or about the same as now?"

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6/1-6/04

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"And generally speaking, how satisfied are you with the current administration's Iraq policies? Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied?"

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6/1-6/04

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"And do you think that the Bush Administration intentionally misled the American public about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or not?"

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 11-15, 2004. N=955 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Now that control of the government in Iraq has been turned over to the Iraqi people, do you think the Iraqi people will be safer, less safe, or will the Iraqi people be about as safe as they were before the handover?"

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University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. June 28-July 8, 2004. N=2,073 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.

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"As you may know, on June 28th, in Iraq, the United States transferred power to a new Iraqi government. Do you think the official transfer of power in Baghdad means the new Iraq government will have more power than the United States has in Iraq, the United States will have more power, or they will have about equal power?"

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"Now that there has been an official transfer of power in Iraq, do you think the terrorist attacks against Americans and other foreigners will increase, decrease, or stay about the same?"

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"How long do you think it SHOULD be before there are only a few thousand American troops in Iraq: right away, three months, six months, a year, or more than a year?"

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"How long do you think it WILL be before there are only a few thousand American troops in Iraq: three months, six months, a year, or more than a year?"

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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). June 25-28, 2004. N=1,025 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think that the United States should or should not have taken military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq?"

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"Since the United States has taken military action against Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?" Half sample (Form A)

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"Do you think President Bush gave the country the most accurate information he had before going to war with Iraq, or do you think President Bush exaggerated information to make the case for war with Iraq?" Half sample (Form B)

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"Do you feel that the United States' activities in Iraq have done more to reduce or more to increase violence in the Middle East?" Half sample (Form A)

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"Thinking about the abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners by American military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, at which of the following levels do you think the decision was made to abuse and torture the Iraqi prisoners? Limited to the American military guards in the prison and their immediate superiors. Also included the American military leadership in Iraq. Also included military and civilian leaders in Washington."

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 23-27, 2004. N=1,053 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In his statements about the war in Iraq, do you think George W. Bush is telling the entire truth, is mostly telling the truth but is hiding something, or is mostly lying?"

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 22-23, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you believe there was a partnership between Iraq and the terrorist group Al Qaeda under Saddam Hussein's regime?"

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6/22-23/04

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 21-23, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think Saddam Hussein did or did not have long-established ties to Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization, known as al Qaeda?" Form B (N=521, MoE ± 5)

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6/21-23/04

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"As you may know, the United States is scheduled to transfer power to an interim government in Iraq on June 30th. Do you support or oppose this transfer of power?"

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"Who do you think will hold the real power in Iraq after June 30th: the new Iraqi government or the United States?" Options rotated

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"Who do you think SHOULD hold the real power in Iraq after June 30th: the new Iraqi government or the United States?" Options rotated

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"Do you think the Bush Administration intentionally misled the American public about possible links between Iraq and the Al Qaeda terrorist group, or do you think the Administration told the American public what it believed to be true about this?" Options rotated

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The Harris Poll. June 8-15, 2004. N=991 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you believe that Saddam Hussein was supporting the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, which attacked the United States on September 11, 2001?"

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"How likely do you think it is that the U.S. will get bogged down for a long time in Iraq and not be able to create a stable government there? Would you say that is very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?"

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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 3-13, 2004. N=1,806 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.

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"Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until a stable government is established there, or do you think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?"

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 8-9, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you support or oppose the United States having taken military action to disarm Iraq and remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?"

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3/23-24/04

1/21-22/04

11/18-19/03

9/23-24/03

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"Do you think the U.S. military action in Iraq will ultimately make the United States safer or not?"

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Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. June 7-9, 2004. N=approx. 400 registered voters nationwide.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?"

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The Los Angeles Times Poll. June 5-8, 2004. N=1,230 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the issue of the treatment of prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq?"

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"Generally speaking, do you think that the U.S. is making good progress in Iraq, or would you say that the U.S. is getting bogged down?"

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"So far, who do you think is winning the war in Iraq: the United States or the insurgents fighting in Iraq?"

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"As you may know, June 30th is the date set by the Bush Administration and its allies to hand over the governing of Iraq to an interim Iraqi government that has just been appointed. Do you think the Iraqis are ready to govern their country without help from the U.S. and its allies, or do you think the Iraqis are not ready to govern their country without help from the U.S. and its allies?"

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"Should the interim Iraqi government have veto power to block military operations led by U.S. military forces and its allies, or not?"

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"Should the United States give NATO the principle role in the security of Iraq, or not?"

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 20-23, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the issue of the apparent abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers?"

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"Who do you think is behind most of the attacks on U.S. soldiers in Iraq: Iraqis who oppose the occupation, or international terrorist groups?" Options rotated

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"Do you think the apparent abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers represents a few isolated incidents, or do you think it's more widespread than that?"

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"Do you think the U.S. soldiers involved were acting on their own or following orders?" Options rotated

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"What's your own personal reaction to the apparent abuse of Iraqi prisoners? Would you say you're not concerned; concerned but not upset; upset but not angry; or angry?" Options rotated

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"Do you think what American soldiers did to prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad amounts to torture, or do you think it was abuse, but not torture?"

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CBS News Poll. May 20-23, 2004. N=1,113 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think the June 30th handover of power to Iraq probably will or probably will not happen on June 30th?"

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"Do you think the handover of power to Iraq should or should not happen on June 30th?"

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"Do you think the Bush Administration has developed a clear plan for the transfer of power in Iraq on June 30th or hasn't it developed one?"

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"How serious a problem do you think the abuse of Iraqi prisoners is for U.S. progress in Iraq right now: very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?"

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"Do you think the media have spent too much time, too little time, or the right amount of time on the stories about Iraqi prisoners being abused by U.S. soldiers?"

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"Which comes closer to your opinion? (1) What happened to the Iraqi prisoners was justified because the U.S. is at war with Iraq and that is what can happen to prisoners of war. OR, (2) What happened to the Iraqi prisoners was NOT justified because U.S. soldiers should be held to a higher standard?"

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"Based on what you've heard or read, do you think this behavior is probably more widespread among the U.S. troops who guard Iraqi prisons, or is this behavior probably limited to the few soldiers involved in these incidents?"

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"Do you think officials at the Pentagon tried to cover up reports of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, or did they try to investigate what happened as quickly as possible?"

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"Should people higher up in the military chain of command be held responsible for the acts of the soldiers involved in the abuse even if they didn't know about it, or should only the soldiers involved be held responsible?"

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 18-19, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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“Which one of the following best describes what you think the United States should do to stabilize Iraq? Do you think the United States should stay on the current course; stay on the same general course, but become more aggressive with military tactics; develop a whole new plan; or get out now -- the U.S. will never be able to stabilize Iraq?”

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“How satisfied are you with the Bush Administration's response to reports of U.S. troops abusing Iraqi prisoners . . . ?”

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"Do you believe the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers was widespread or was it limited to a few soldiers?"

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"Do you believe that the supervisors of the soldiers who abused Iraqi prisoners were aware of the abuse?"

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Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor/TIPP poll conducted TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. May 12-18, 2004. N=845 registered voters nationwide.

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"And do you approve or disapprove of the media's decision to release the pictures of treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq?"

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"Some say that widespread media coverage of prisoner treatment in Iraq is responsible for triggering new retaliation against Americans. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view?"

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Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. May 13-14, 2004. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"From what you've seen, heard, or read, do you think the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison was a case of low-ranking American soldiers acting on their own, or do you think the abuse was authorized by higher-ups in the military chain of command?"

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"Do you think Donald Rumsfeld should resign or be removed from his job as Secretary of Defense as a result of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, or should he remain as Secretary of Defense?"

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"Do you think John Kerry's recent criticisms of President Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq are appropriate, to let voters know what he would do differently as president, or that Kerry's recent criticisms of the commander-in-chief about Iraq are not appropriate at a time our troops are fighting there?"

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Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. May 12-13, 2004. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

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"Do you think President Bush is doing a good job or a poor job handling the situation in Iraq?"

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"Do you think Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should or should not resign as a result of his handling of the war in Iraq?"

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"In general, do you approve or disapprove of current military policy in Iraq?"

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"Do you think the United States was right or wrong in going to war with Iraq?"

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"In your opinion, has the military campaign against Iraq been successful, unsuccessful, or somewhere in-between?"

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"In your view, is the war against Iraq worth the toll it has taken in American lives and other kinds of costs, or isn't the war worth these costs?"

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CBS News Poll. May 11, 2004. N=448 adults nationwide. MoE ± 5 (total sample).

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"How do you think the war with Iraq is affecting the United States' image in the Arab world? Is the war making the U.S. image in the Arab world better, making it worse, or is the war having no effect on the U.S. image in the Arab world?"

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"From what you have seen or heard, is the United States in control of events taking place in Iraq, or are the events in Iraq out of U.S. control?"

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"How closely have you been following news about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at a prison in Iraq? Have you been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

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"Do you think the news media should or should not have released the photographs of Iraqi prisoners being abused by U.S. soldiers?"

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"Do you think the news media should or should not release all of the remaining photos?"

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"Do you think Donald Rumsfeld should resign or be removed from his job as Secretary of Defense as a result of these reports of abuse, or should he remain as Secretary of Defense?"

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"Do you agree or disagree that the behavior of the U.S. soldiers toward the Iraqi prisoners is no worse than what the Iraqis have done to Americans in this war?"

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"Do you think the U.S. soldiers involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners were acting on their own or were they following orders from the people they reported to?"

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"Do you think officials at the Pentagon are more upset because the abuse happened, or are they more upset because the public found out about it?"

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CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 7-9, 2004. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"How closely have you been following the news about evidence of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, including incidents that involve photographs of the abuse: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

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5/7-9/04

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"Would you say the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers bothers you a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or not at all?"

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5/7-9/04

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"Do you think the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers are isolated incidents, or do you think they are common occurrences?"

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5/7-9/04

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"Which comes closer to your view: there are circumstances in which you might find this type of behavior by U.S. soldiers justified, or there are no circumstances under which this type of behavior by U.S. soldiers would be justified?" Options rotated

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