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  • Poll: Americans Give Congress Poor Marks

    10/29/2005 8:30:49 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 451+ views
    ap on Yahoo ^ | 10/29/05 | Will Lester - ap
    WASHINGTON - Only one-third of Americans give Congress good ratings for its ethics and honesty, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that found more evidence of the public's longstanding disdain for the legislative branch of government. Investigations of two top congressional leaders have drawn more attention to Congress' low standings, though analysts say other factors such as the Iraq war and gas prices are likely contributors to the dip this year in Congress' ratings. Almost half in the poll, 45 percent, give Congress poor marks for its honesty and ethics, and 21 percent said congressional ethics were neither good nor poor....