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July 2009

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July 31, 2009

50% Favor Cutting Mail Delivery Over Government Subsidies for Postal Service

Half of Americans (50%) would rather cut back the number of days mail is delivered than have the federal government subsidize the U.S. Postal Service to maintain its current level of service.

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July 23, 2009

72% Don’t Want Feds Changing Their Light Bulbs

Washington’s got another bright idea that most Americans don’t like.

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July 10, 2009

62% Oppose Federal Bailouts for State Budget Problems

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans now oppose federal government bailouts for states like California that are experiencing major budget problems.

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July 10, 2009

56% Favor Regulation of Campaign Contributions, But 88% Say Special Interests Likely To Get Around It

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling this fall that could loosen restrictions on contributions to political campaigns in a major way, but 56% of U.S. voters believe the federal government should regulate how much money individuals can give to political campaigns.

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July 9, 2009

59% Reject Pope’s Call for More International Regulation of Economy

Just 17% of Americans agree with Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more international regulation of the U.S. economy, as part of a new papal encyclical urging world leaders to steer the world economy in a more moral direction.

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July 8, 2009

44% Say Government Tries to Do Too Much, 31% Not Enough

Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults say, generally speaking, the government tries to do too much, but 31% believe it doesn’t try to do enough.