Poll: 49% say most members of Congress are corrupt

About half of U.S. adults believe most members of Congress are corrupt, a poll released January 3, 2006, suggests.

According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, 49 percent of respondents said most members of Congress are corrupt. Although 46 percent of respondents said most aren't, the margin of sampling error -- plus or minus 4.5 percent -- makes it clear that the perception of congressional politicians is largely negative.

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