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By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 10, 2001.

Americans are full of opinions on almost any topic. And apparently we don't mind sharing them. We'll look at how polls influence policy, whether they're useful, and if they're popular just because we're so curious about what people think. Laura's guests are Andy Smith, director of UNH's Survey Center, and Lynn Vavreck, Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Civic Leadership.

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