Polls listed
chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of
Americans 18 & older. |
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Quinnipiac University
Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006.
N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ±
2.4. |
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"From what you have seen or heard about the situation
in Iraq, what should the United States do? Should
the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of
U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of U.S. troops in
Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq? |
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Increase |
Same |
Decrease |
Remove All |
Unsure |
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11/13-19/06 |
23 |
16 |
23 |
30 |
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5/23-30/06 |
11 |
26 |
28 |
29 |
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CNN
Poll
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Nov. 3-5, 2006. N=1,008 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"If the Democrats win
control of Congress in this November's election, do you think that their
policies would move the country in the right direction or the wrong
direction in each of the following areas? Iraq." |
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Right
Direction |
Wrong
Direction |
Unsure |
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11/3-5/06 |
54 |
39 |
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"If the Republicans
retain control of Congress in this November's election, do you think that
their policies would move the country in the right direction or the wrong
direction in each of the following areas? Iraq." |
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Right
Direction |
Wrong
Direction |
Unsure |
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11/3-5/06 |
34 |
60 |
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"Do you think the war with
Iraq has made the U.S. safer or less safe from terrorism?" |
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Safer |
Less Safe |
No Change
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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11/3-5/06 |
35 |
56 |
7 |
2 |
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10/6-8/06 |
36 |
53 |
7 |
4 |
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8/18-20/06 |
37 |
55 |
7 |
2 |
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5/5-7/06 |
33 |
53 |
10 |
4 |
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Time
Poll
conducted by Schulman, Ronca &
Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Nov. 1-3, 2006.
N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of
the job President Bush is doing in each of these areas? Handling the
situation in Iraq." |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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11/1-3/06 |
31 |
65 |
4 |
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10/3-4/06 |
31 |
65 |
5 |
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8/22-24/06 |
34 |
63 |
3 |
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8/9-10/06 |
30 |
64 |
5 |
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7/13-17/06 |
32 |
64 |
4 |
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6/27-29/06 |
33 |
64 |
3 |
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11/29 - 12/1/05 |
38 |
60 |
2 |
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9/7-8/05 |
39 |
57 |
4 |
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5/10-12/05 |
41 |
55 |
4 |
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3/22-24/05 |
44 |
52 |
4 |
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3/15-17/05 |
47 |
50 |
3 |
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1/12-13/2/05 |
45 |
51 |
4 |
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Among
registered voters: |
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9/21-23/04 |
48 |
48 |
3 |
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9/7-9/04 |
51 |
45 |
3 |
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8/31 - 9/2/04 |
50 |
46 |
3 |
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8/24-26/04 |
48 |
48 |
4 |
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8/3-5/04 |
45 |
52 |
3 |
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7/20-22/04 |
41 |
55 |
5 |
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"Do you think the United States was
right or wrong in going to war with Iraq?" |
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Right |
Wrong |
Unsure |
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11/1-3/06 |
39 |
53 |
8 |
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10/3-4/06 |
38 |
53 |
8 |
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11/29 - 12/1/05 |
44 |
50 |
6 |
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3/15-17/05 |
47 |
47 |
6 |
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1/12-13/2/05 |
42 |
51 |
7 |
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"Overall, do you think the United
States is winning or losing the war in Iraq?" |
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Winning |
Losing |
Depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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11/1-3/06 |
28 |
53 |
7 |
11 |
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"Which
party -- the Democrats of Republicans -- would do a better job of dealing
with the war in Iraq?"
Party names
rotated. N=1,030 registered voters (MoE ± 3). |
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Republicans |
Democrats |
Both
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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11/1-3/06 |
39 |
44 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
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Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton
Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 26-27, 2006.
N=1,002 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3 (for all adults). |
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"Please
tell me which political party -- the Republicans or the Democrats -- you trust
to do a better job handling each of the following. What about the situation in
Iraq? Which party do you trust to do a better job handling this issue?" Parties rotated |
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Republicans |
Democrats |
Both (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
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10/26-27/06 |
33 |
45 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
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10/19-20/06 |
34 |
46 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
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10/5-6/06 |
34 |
47 |
1 |
9 |
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8/10-11/06 |
39 |
45 |
1 |
7 |
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CNN
Poll
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Oct. 6-8, 2006. N=1,028 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in
Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and
problems.
The situation in Iraq." |
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Republicans |
Democrats |
No Differ-
ence (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
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10/6-8/06 |
34 |
51 |
8 |
7 |
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9/22-24/06 |
42 |
47 |
7 |
4 |
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8/18-20/06 |
41 |
47 |
8 |
3 |
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USA
Today/Gallup
Poll. Oct. 6-8, 2006.
N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"How important will each of the
following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely
important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How
about the situation in Iraq?" |
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Extremely
Important |
Very
Important |
Moderately
Important |
Not That
Important |
Unsure |
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% |
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10/6-8/06 |
48 |
38 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
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6/23-25/06 |
55 |
34 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
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1/6-8/06 |
45 |
40 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
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10/21-23/05 |
44 |
37 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in
Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and
problems? How about the situation in Iraq?" |
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Republicans |
Democrats |
No Differ-
ence (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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10/6-8/06 |
35 |
52 |
6 |
7 |
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3/10-12/06 |
40 |
48 |
6 |
6 |
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10/21-23/05 |
40 |
46 |
10 |
4 |
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7/18-20/03 |
51 |
36 |
7 |
6 |
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1/3-5/03 |
53 |
29 |
12 |
6 |
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Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton
Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 5-6, 2006.
N=1,004 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3. |
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"How confident are you
that the United States will successfully establish a stable democratic form
of government in Iraq over the long term? Are you very confident, somewhat
confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?" |
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Very
Confident |
Somewhat
Confident |
Not Too
Confident |
Not at All
Confident |
Unsure |
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10/5-6/06 |
12 |
26 |
26 |
32 |
4 |
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8/10-11/06 |
11 |
32 |
24 |
30 |
3 |
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9/8-9/05 |
15 |
31 |
23 |
29 |
2 |
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5/1-2/03 |
21 |
42 |
19 |
14 |
4 |
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"Before the Iraq War, the Bush
Administration said it had intelligence reports indicating that Iraq was
hiding banned chemical or biological weapons from UN
weapons inspectors. But so far, no such banned weapons have been found
in Iraq. Do you think the Bush Administration
[see below]?" |
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Yes |
No |
Unsure |
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"Misinterpreted
or misanalyzed the intelligence reports they said indicated Iraq had banned
weapons" |
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10/5-6/06 |
61 |
30 |
9 |
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3/18-19/04 |
55 |
35 |
10 |
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1/29-30/04 |
54 |
36 |
10 |
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10/23-24/03 |
50 |
39 |
11 |
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10/9-10/03 |
49 |
39 |
12 |
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8/21-22/03 |
44 |
47 |
9 |
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7/24-25/03 |
41 |
49 |
10 |
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7/10-11/03 |
45 |
41 |
14 |
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5/29-30/03 |
36 |
54 |
10 |
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"Purposely misled the public
about evidence that Iraq had banned weapons in order to build support for
war" |
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10/5-6/06 |
58 |
36 |
6 |
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3/18-19/04 |
46 |
49 |
5 |
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1/29-30/04 |
41 |
51 |
8 |
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10/23-24/03 |
42 |
49 |
9 |
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10/9-10/03 |
45 |
45 |
10 |
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8/21-22/03 |
43 |
51 |
6 |
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7/24-25/03 |
39 |
56 |
5 |
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7/10-11/03 |
38 |
53 |
9 |
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5/29-30/03 |
36 |
57 |
7 |
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CNN
Poll
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2006. N=1,014 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you think the war
with Iraq has made the U.S. safer or less safe from terrorism?" |
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Safer |
Less Safe |
Unsure |
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% |
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9/29 - 10/2/06 |
40 |
57 |
3 |
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"A year from now, do
you think things will be going better for the U.S. in Iraq, or do you think
things will be going worse?" |
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Better |
Worse |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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9/29 - 10/2/06 |
46 |
50 |
5 |
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"At this time, how
worried are you about the situation in Iraq: very worried, fairly worried,
or not worried?" |
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Very
Worried |
Fairly
Worried |
Not
Worried |
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% |
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9/29 - 10/2/06 |
37 |
38 |
24 |
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"Do you think the
Bush Administration has deliberately misled the American public about how
the war in Iraq is going or don't you think so?" |
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Deliberately
Misled |
Don't
Think So |
Unsure |
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% |
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9/29 - 10/2/06 |
58 |
41 |
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CNN
Poll
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Sept. 22-24, 2006. N=1,009 adults nationwide.
MoE ±
3 (for all adults). |
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"How important will each of the following issues be to your
vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely
important, very important, moderately important, or not that important?
The situation in Iraq."
Half sample, MoE ± 4.5 |
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Extremely
Important |
Very
Important |
Moderately
Important |
Not That
Important |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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9/22-24/06 |
46 |
36 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
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8/2-3/06 |
45 |
41 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
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"Do you think Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's involvement in
military planning efforts has done more to help the U.S. efforts in Iraq, or
more to harm the U.S. efforts in Iraq?" |
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Help |
Harm |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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9/22-24/06 |
33 |
57 |
10 |
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"Thinking back to 2003, do you think the Bush Administration had
a clear plan for how to handle the situation in Iraq once Saddam Hussein was
removed from power?" |
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A Clear
Plan |
No Clear
Plan |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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9/22-24/06 |
23 |
74 |
3 |
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