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An image of Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building at night. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

How Americans View Federal Agencies

Americans view eight of 12 federal agencies we asked about more favorably than unfavorably. The National Park Service, National Weather Service and U.S. Postal Service are viewed especially positively.

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Everyday Americans: Asians in the U.S. Today

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Video: How precise are polls really?

How precise are polls…really? Courtney Kennedy lets us in on a little secret: even the best pollsters need some wiggle room when sharing results. This “wiggle room” (also known as the margin of error) is the range within the true answer likely falls.