In Whom Do We Trust? Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in these institutions:

· The military (66%)

· The church or organized religion (60%)

· The police (57%)

· The U.S. Supreme Court (50%)

· The presidency (48%)

· Banks (44%)

· The medical system (40%)

· The public schools (38%)

· Faith-based charitable organizations (37%)

· Newspapers (36%)

· Television news (34%)

· The electric power utilities (28%)

· Big business (28%)

· Organized labor (26%)

· Congress (26%)

· HMOs (15%) (USA Today/CNN/Gallup, 6/8-10/01)

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