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The image of members of Congress abusing their positions for personal gain has been renewed with the news of an FBI investigation into possible bribes taken by Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson. This, in addition to the ongoing investigation into ...

Increasing CIA and FBI efforts to find and capture suspected terrorists ranks as Americans' top priority for the war on terrorism, according to a recent Gallup Panel survey. A large majority of Americans also say capturing or killing Osama bin ...

A Gallup poll conducted Jul. 10-11, 2001, shows that roughly seven in 10 Americans express a favorable view of the FBI. Only 27% of Americans describe their opinion of the bureau as "very favorable," with another 44% saying "somewhat" favorable. ...

If convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh decides to ask for a stay of his pending execution, currently scheduled for June 11, it may be the first time since he was sentenced to death that public opinion will be on his side, at least in ...

Johnny loves Susie, and Susie loves Johnny. But a few weeks ago, Johnny started calling Susie names. And then last week, he punched her. Susie can't figure out what went wrong, but she knows it was her fault. She wants to talk to her friends ...

Are kids who talk with strangers on the Internet more likely to engage in other risky behaviors? A Gallup Youth Survey sheds some light on this question.

Public perceptions about the rate of crime nationally and locally remain at the fairly pessimistic levels seen in 2005. Americans are still less likely to believe that crime is worsening than they were in the early '90s, but much of the record ...

Prior to his execution on Monday for the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City that resulted in the deaths of 168 people, Timothy McVeigh denied that he needed the help of any "unknown" collaborators to commit his deed. But ...

After President George W. Bush's address to nation last week, his overall job approval jumped to 90% -- the highest ever recorded by Gallup. More generally, in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, American support for government ...

With about half of Americans currently saying crime is up in their local areas, and about 7 in 10 saying it is up nationally, the U.S. public has a decidedly negative outlook about crime. Americans were relatively upbeat on these measures only ...