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Monday, October 23, 2006
Poll: 3 out of 4 say U.S. government 'broken'
(CNN) -- Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans believe that the U.S. government is "broken" and cannot be fixed, according to a poll released Monday by CNN.

An overwhelming 71 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that "our system of government is broken and cannot be fixed," with another 7 percent agreeing that the government is seriously flawed but expressing hope it can be get better. Only 22 percent of respondents said the U.S. government is "not broken."

The survey of 1,012 Americans was conducted between October 13-15 by pollsters from Opinion Research Corporation. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

CNN continues its special documentary series on "Broken Government" tonight at 8 and 11 p.m. ET.
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