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Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
The People v. Congress
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When Congress voted overwhelmingly early Monday to allow Schiavo’s parents to take their case to federal court, they did not act on majority public opinion, according to the polls. A series of surveys has taken the pulse of the American public on the issue.

Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, describes the direction of public thinking on the Schiavo case now.

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Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

 
 

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