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To: longnshort who wrote (287875)	5/13/2006 4:37:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572987

longnshort, if you knew anything about statistics and polling, you'd know that most polls use sampling to cut down on the costs of polling. That is why they say the results are good within plus or minus 3%.

To: longnshort who wrote (287875)	5/16/2006 3:35:43 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572987

Majority of Americans against Phone Record Collection May 15 (Xinhua) -- A majority of Americans oppose aspy agency's collecting of phone records of ordinary citizens, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday. By 51 percent to 43 percent, those polled disapprove of the program, in which the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting phone records from three of the nation's biggest telecom companies soon after the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001, the USA Today said. Those who approve the program also acknowledge that it violatessome civil liberties, but believe "investigating terrorism is the more important goal." The poll also found that about two-thirds say they're concerned that the federal government might be gathering other information about the public, such as bank records and data on internet use, or listening in on domestic phone conversations without obtaining a warrant. Two-thirds of the respondents are concerned that the NSA program will identify innocent Americans as possible terrorism suspects. The program, revealed first by the USA Today last week, has raised concerns from the public and the Congress over possible violations of privacy and liberty rights of ordinary Americans by the Bush administration's spying programs. However, the White House defiantly insisted it is doing nothing illegal. End item news.xinhuanet.com