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Survey Shows Growing First Amendment Support

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Support for the First Amendment is growing but 40 percent of Americans still believe the press has too much freedom, according to a survey by the First Amendment Center. It also showed that most cannot name the five freedoms guaranteed by the amendment and that a majority supports the right of newspapers to publish sensitive government information if it shows some kind of wrong doing. But not otherwise. (11/27/06)

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