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1 1 December 11-14, 2014 OMNIBUS FINAL TOPLINE N=1,001 PEW.1 As I read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past week, please tell me if you happened to follow each news story very, fairly, not too, or not at all. First, [INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE] [IF NECESSARY Did you follow [ITEM] very, fairly, not too or not at all? ] a. A Senate committee report about the CIA s detainee interrogation program in the years after the September 11 th terrorist attacks December 11-14, August 28-31, 2009: Reports about CIA interrogation methods and an investigation into alleged abuse of terrorism suspects August 21-24, 2009: The CIA reportedly hiring contractors to assassinate Al Qaeda leaders July 17-20, 2009: Reports about a CIA program to kill Al Qaeda leaders that was hidden from Congress b. Congress negotiating a new budget agreement December 11-14, March 6-9, 2014: Barack Obama s budget proposal for next year December 12-15, 2013: Congress negotiating a new budget agreement October 17-20, 2013: Congress reaching an agreement to end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit * October 3-6, 2013: The shutdown of the federal government * September 25-29, 2013: Congress working on a budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September * September 19-22, March 28-31, 2013: Automatic government spending cuts that began on March 1st March 14-17, 2013: Discussions in federal budget deficit and national debt March 7-10, 2013: Automatic government spending cuts that began on March 1st February 21-24, 2013: News about automatic cuts to federal spending that will take effect next week, unless the president and Congress act

2 2 January 24-27, 2013: Discussions in federal budget deficit and national debt January 3-6, 2013: Congress and the president passing legislation to avoid the Fiscal Cliff December 13-16, 2012: The debate in Washington over automatic spending cuts and tax increases that would take effect in January unless the President and Congress act December 6-9, November 29-December 2, November 15-18, November 8-11, * July 19-22, November 3-6, 2011: Discussions in federal budget deficit and national debt October 27-30, October 13-16, 2011: The debate in Washington over jobs and the deficit September 29-October 2, 2011: Congress working on a budget extension to avoid a government shutdown * September 22-25, 2011: The debate in Washington over jobs and the deficit September 15-18, 2011: The debate in Washington over President Obama s jobs legislation September 8-11, 2011: Barack Obama s speech about jobs to a joint session of Congress July 28-31, 2011: Discussions in federal budget deficit and national debt * July 21-24, * July 14-17, * June 16-19, 2011: Debate in Washington over whether to raise the federal debt limit * June 2-5, * May 26-29, 2011: Discussions in federal budget deficit * May 12-15, May 5-8, 2011: Discussions in Washington about how to address the federal budget deficit and national debt April 21-25, * April 14-17, April 7-10, 2011: The threat of a government shutdown because of budget disagreements in Washington * March 31-April 3, 2011: Discussions in federal budget deficit *

3 3 March 17-20, March 3-6, February 17-20, December 2-5, December 2-5, 2010: The debate in Washington over the federal income tax cuts passed when George W. Bush was president November 11-14, 2010: Proposals made by leaders of the federal budget deficit commission September 16-19, 2010: The debate in Washington over competing Democratic and Republican tax plans * September 9-12, May 8-11, 2009: The debate in Washington over the federal budget * March 27-30, 2009: Debate over Barack Obama s budget proposal March 6-9, 2009: Obama proposing a $630 billion fund for overhauling health care * February 27-March 2, 2009: Barack Obama s budget proposal for next year that raises taxes on wealthy Americans and increases spending on health care, education and other programs * February 27-March 2, 2009: The Obama administration s plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure which could cost as much as $275 billion February 20-23, 2009: The $780 billion economic stimulus legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama * February 13-16, 2009: Congress passing Barack Obama s economic stimulus plan * February 6-9, 2009: The debate in Congress over Barack Obama s economic stimulus plan * January 30-February 2, * January 16-19, 2009: Debate in Washington over what the government should do about the nation s economic problems * January 9-12, 2009: Projections of a record high federal budget deficit this year * December 19-22, 2008: The Bush administration s plan to provide billions in emergency loans to U.S. automakers December 12-15, 2008: The debate over a government bailout for the U.S. auto industry * December 5-8, 2008: The debate in Congress over a government bailout for the U.S. auto industry *

4 4 November 21-24, October 3-6, 2008: The debate in Washington over a plan to use government funds to stabilize financial markets * September 26-29, * September 12-15, 2008: The federal government taking control of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac March 20-24, 2008: The buyout of Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns * February 8-11, 2008: President Bush and Congress agreeing on an economic Stimulus plan January 25-28, * February, 2003: George W. Bush s tax cut and economic stimulus plan February, January, February, 2002: The debate in Congress over George W. Bush s budget and tax cut plan April, * February, 2001: George W. Bush s tax cut plan August, 1997: The debate in Washington about the federal budget May, February, March, * January, * September, * August, 1995: The debate in Congress over the federal budget February, 1995: The debate in Congress over the Balanced Budget Amendment August, 1993: The debate in Congress over Bill Clinton s budget bill * June, February, 1993: Bill Clinton s economic plan * September, 1992 (RV): George Bush s plan to improve the economy by cutting government spending and cutting taxes November, 1990: Congressional and administration efforts to reach a budget deficit agreement October, 1990: Attempts by Congress and the administration to find ways to reduce the budget deficit * August, 1989: Passage of a bill to bailout ailing savings and loan institutions c. Protests around the country in response to recent cases of police-related violence December 11-14,

5 5 December 4-7, 2014: Reactions following a grand jury decision not to charge a police officer in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri December 4-7, 2014: Reactions to a New York City grand jury s decision not to charge a police officer in the choking death of Eric Garner November 20-23, 2014: Developments in Ferguson, Missouri in the shooting death of Michael Brown August 14-17, 2014: The police shooting of an African American teen and protests in Ferguson, Missouri July 11-14, 2013: The trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin June 27-30, June 13-16, April 26-29, 2012: Developments in the case against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin April 20-22, April 12-15, 2012: George Zimmerman being charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin April 5-8, 2012: Controversy over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an African American teen in Florida * March 29-April 1, * March 22-25, July 31-August 3, 2009: Reports about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and President Obama s response to the incident July 24-27, 2009: The arrest of Henry Louis Gates, a black Harvard professor, at his home after a dispute with a police officer April 25-28, 2008: The acquittal of three New York City police officers in the shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day September 21-24, 2007: Demonstrations in Jena, Louisiana, about six black teenagers involved in a schoolyard fight * April, 2001: Rioting in Cincinnati after an unarmed black man was shot by police July, 2000: The video showing Philadelphia police kicking and beating a carjacking suspect March, 2000: The acquittal of four New York policemen who shot and killed Amadou Diallo, an African immigrant

6 6 February, 1999: The Texas murder trial of a man accused of dragging a black man behind a pickup truck May, 1993: The Rodney King trial and verdict in Los Angeles * May, 1992: The verdict in the Rodney King case and the riots and disturbances that followed March, 1991: The videotaped beating by Los Angeles police of a suspect they apprehended in an auto chase d. Reports about the condition of the U.S. economy December 11-14, December 4-7, November 6-9, October 16-19, September 25-28, July 31-August 3, June 5-8, March 20-23, March 6-9, February 27-March 2, February 6-9, January 30-February 2, * January 9-12, January 2-5, December 12-15, November 14-17, * October 31-November 3, * October 17-20, * October 3-6, September 25-29, * September 19-22, September 12-15, * August 1-4, July 18-21, June 20-23, June 13-16, * June 6-9, * May 16-19, * May 9-12, March 28-31, March 7-10, * January 31-February 3, January 17-20, * January 3-6, SEE TREND FOR PREVIOUS YEARS: e. News about sexual assault on college campuses December 11-14, June 6-9, 2013: Reports about sexual assaults in the military

7 7 QUESTIONS PEW2-PEW3 HELD FOR FUTURE RELEASE On a different subject PEW.4 Overall, do you think the CIA s interrogation methods in the period following the September 11 th terrorist attacks were justified or do you think they were not justified? Dec Justified 29 Not justified 20 Don't know/refused PEW.5 Regardless of whether or not you think the CIA s interrogation methods were justified, do you think they provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks, or don t you think so? Dec Yes 28 No 16 Don't know/refused PEW.6 Thinking about the Senate committee s report about the CIA s interrogation program, do you think it was the right decision or the wrong decision to publicly release this report? Dec Right decision 43 Wrong decision 15 Don't know/refused PARTY In politics TODAY, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent? ASK IF INDEP/NO PREF/OTHER/DK/REF (PARTY=3,4,5,9): PARTYLN As of today do you lean more to the Republican Party or more to the Democratic Party? No Other Lean Lean Republican Democrat Independent preference party Rep Dem December 11-14, *

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1 PEW RESEARCH CENTER 1 April 30-May 3, 2015 OMNIBUS FINAL TOPLINE N=1,000 PEW.1 As I read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past week, please tell me if you happened to follow each news story very,