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September 2009

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October 1, 2009

Americans Less Sure About Long-Term Strength of Economy

Forty-nine percent (49%) of American adults now say that the U.S. economy will be stronger in five years than it is today. That figure is down from 58% in July and 64% in March.

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September 21, 2009

Americans Now View Congress As Least Respected Job

With the health care debate raging in Washington, D.C., there’s one change Americans clearly believe in: Members of Congress have now surpassed corporate CEOs to hold the least favorably regarded profession in the country.

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September 17, 2009

53% Oppose More Regulation of U.S. Financial System

President Obama in a speech on Wall Street this week repeated his call for greater oversight of the U.S. financial system, but opposition to more government regulation in that area of the economy has now risen to 53%.