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Poll: Americans pretty clueless about politics, world

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January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics

Only one in four Americans know how many votes a Senate filibuster requires. One in three know the name of the chairman of the Republican Party. One in two know the Democratic leader of the US Senate.Health care? Fewer than one in three Americans even know that no Republicans voted for the Senate health care   Read More

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