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Over the next seven years, public views deteriorated dramatically, and a 57% majority said the government did not act in the public interest. Opinions improved during the late 1990s, and in 2002 \u2014 less than a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks \u2014 public views of government were nearly as favorable as they had been back in 1987. The last five years have seen another severe downturn in public views. 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