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Privacy: Selected Polls

ABC News/Washington Post

Gary Langer, "American Public Closes Ranks Behind Bush & Anti-Terror Measures," ABC News.com, September 15, 2001
Gary Langer, "ABCNEWS Poll: Majority Supports Military Tribunals," ABC News.com, November 28, 2001
Gary Langer, "Poll: Americans Believe Stopping Terror Is More Important Than Privacy," ABC News.com, June 10, 2002
Gary Langer, "Poll: Support Seen for Patriot Act; Most Back Extending the Patriot Act, But Concerns About Intrusions Grow," ABC News.com, June 9, 2005

CBS News

"Poll: Americans OK with Video Scrutiny; Video Surveillance in Public Places Not an Invasion for Most," CBS News.com, April 21, 200
"How Safe Are We 2 Years Later? CBS Survey: Fears of New Terror Attacks in U.S. Declining," CBS News.com, September 8, 2003
"Poll: Privacy Rights Under Attack; Americans Want Government To Do More To Protect Their Privacy," CBS News.com, October 2, 2005

CBS News/ New York Times

Lisa Guernsey, "Living Under an Electronic Eye," The New York Times, September 27, 2001
Robin Toner and Janet Elder, "Public Is Wary But Supportive on Rights Curbs," The New York Times, December 12, 2001
Eric Lichtblau, "Ashcroft Says Efforts to Weaken Terrorism Law Will Place Americans at Greater Risk," The New York Times, August 20, 2003
Adam Nagourney and Janet Elder, "New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps," The New York Times, January 27, 2006

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics

Dana Blanton, "Fox News Poll: Homeland Security and Wiretapping," Fox News.com, January 12, 2006
Dana Blanton, "Fox Poll: Congress 'Out of Touch'; Majority Supports Renewing Patriot Act," Fox News.com, June 16, 2005

Harris Poll

Humphrey Taylor, "Strong and Continuing Support for Tough Measures to Prevent Terrorism," The Harris Poll #17, March 5, 2004
"Public Perceptions of Likelihood of Future Terrorist Attack Leads to Continuing Support for Tough Surveillance Measures to Prevent Terrorism," The Harris Poll #73, October 1, 2004
"Majority Believes U.S. Law Enforcement is Using Its Expanded Investigative Powers Properly in Terrorist Cases But Over Two-Thirds Worry About Insufficient Civil Liberty Safeguards," The Harris Poll #51, June 29, 2005
"Majority of U.S. Adults Feel President is Justified in Authorizing Wiretaps Without Court Approval to Monitor Suspected Terrorists," The Harris Poll #18, February 23, 2006
"Support for Government Surveillance Programs Increases among U.S. Adults, but Many Still Worry About Civil Liberty Safeguards," The Harris Poll #19, February 24, 2006
"Large Majorities of Public Support Surveillance of Suspected Terrorists," The Harris Poll #63, August 17, 2006

Los Angeles Times

"Poll Excerpts: Terrorist Attacks," Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2001
"Poll Analysis: Concern Growing over Loss of Civil Liberties," Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2001
"President Bush's Popularity Slides," Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2006

Newsweek

"Bush's Popularity Climbs; Americans Back a Military Response, Remain Optimistic about the Future," Newsweek, September 22, 2001
Jennifer Barrett, "Newsweek Poll: Public Backs Military Tribunals," Newsweek, December 1, 2001
"Americans Back Bush Plans on Terror Fight," Newsweek, February 2, 2002
Jennifer Barrett, "Newsweek Poll: New Terror Jitters," MSNBC.com, June 29, 2002

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

"American Psyche Reeling from Terror Attacks," September 19, 2001
"Americans Favor Force in Iraq, Somalia, Sudan," January 22, 2002
"Domestic Concerns Will Vie with Terrorism in Fall," June 27, 2002
"The 2004 Political Landscape: Evenly Divided and Increasingly Polarized," November 5, 2003
"Foreign Policy Attitudes Now Driven by 9/11 and Iraq; Eroding Respect for America Seen as Major Problem," August 18, 2004
"More Say Iraq War Hurts Fight against Terrorism; Support for Keeping Troops in Iraq Stabilizes," July 21, 2005
"Opinion Leaders Turn Cautious, Public Looks Homeward," November 17, 2005
"Iran a Growing Danger, Bush Gaining on Spy Issue; 85% See U.S. Addicted to Oil - 50% Say We Can Quit," February 7, 2006
"Democrats Hold Solid Lead; Strong Anti-Incumbent, Anti-Bush Mood Terrorism Focus Increases, But No GOP Boost," September 14, 2006

Quinnipiac University Poll

Rasmussen Reports

"Security vs Liberty: Americans Okay With Current Balance," January 04, 2006
"16% Think They've Been Wiretapped," February 12, 2006
"Americans Comfortable with Current Balance Between National Security & Individual Liberties," September 12, 2006
"59% Say Intercepting Phone Calls from Foreign Suspects Makes USA Safer," August 10, 2007
"64% Agree with Court Ruling on Patriot Act," September 12, 2007

USA Today/CNN/Gallup

"Patriot Act Poll," USA Today, February 25, 2004
"USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll results," USA Today, May 20, 2005
"Poll: Iraq Speeches, Election Don't Help Bush," CNN.com, December 20, 2005
"Poll Finds U.S. Split over Eavesdropping," USA Today/CNN/Gallup, CNN.com, January 11, 2006
Susan Page, "Poll: 51% Oppose NSA Database," USA Today, May 14, 2006

Zogby

Linda Feldmann, "Americans Split on Feds Listening In," Christian Science Monitor, December 29, 2005

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