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June 2010

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July 2, 2010

Americans Not Sure on Financial Reform Bill, But Don’t Think Some Banks are Too Big to Fail

Americans don’t have strong feelings one way or the other about a financial reform bill working its way through Congress.  But most reject the notion that some banks are too big to fail and prefer more competition over more regulation.

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June 10, 2010

85% Say Freedom of the Press More Important Than Helping Newspaper Industry

Americans continues to oppose government-driven solutions for the newspaper industry’s problems in large part because of their concern that they threaten the press’ independence.

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June 8, 2010

74% Oppose Taxing Internet News Sites To Help Newspapers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering several ways to help the struggling newspaper industry, but Americans strongly reject several proposed taxes to keep privately-owned newspapers going.