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James Greenwood's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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44%
2003
44%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
44%
2003
44%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
57%
2003
57%
2003
55%
2002
55%
2002
71%
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71%
2002
44%
2002
44%
2002
28%
2002
28%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
55%
2002
55%
2002
45%
2002
45%
2002
37%
2002
37%
2002
58%
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58%
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41%
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41%
2001
41%
2001
41%
2001
59%
2001
59%
2001
60%
2001
60%
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33%
2001
33%
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43%
2000
43%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
56%
2000
56%
2000
35%
2000
35%
2000
65%
2000
65%
2000
54%
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54%
1999
67%
1999
67%
1999
33%
1999
33%
1999
45%
1999
45%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1999
47%
1999
47%
1999
51%
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51%
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33%
1998
33%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
57%
1998
57%
1998
47%
1998
47%
1998
42%
1998
42%
1998
68%
1996
68%
1996
42%
1996
42%
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41%
1996
41%
1996
32%
1996
32%
1996
56%
1996
56%
1996
56%
1996
56%
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