| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 100% | |
| Gary Ackerman | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 33% | ||||
| Thomas Allen | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 100% |
| Brian Baird | 100% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 0% |
| Charlie Bass | 0% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 100% |
| Evan Bayh | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 100% |
| Bob Bennett | 33% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 100% | ||||
| Shelley Berkley | 100% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 100% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 100% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% | |
| Judy Biggert | 100% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 100% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 100% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
| Sherwood Boehlert | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 100% |
| Kit Bond | 33% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 100% | ||||
| Mary Bono Mack | 0% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 100% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 100% |
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 100% |
| John Breaux | 33% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 33% | |
| Jim Bunning | 33% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 66% | ||||
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 0% |
| Dan Burton | 0% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 0% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 0% |
| Ben Campbell | 66% | ||||
| Chris Cannon | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 24 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
| Julia Carson | 100% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 0% |
| RI | Governor | Linc Chafee | Independent | 33% | |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| VI | U.S. House | Delegate | Donna Christensen | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House | 1 | Lacy Clay, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 33% |
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
| Kent Conrad | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Jerry Costello | 100% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 33% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 100% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 0% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House | 14 | Joe Crowley | Democratic | 100% |
| Barbara Cubin | 100% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 100% |
| Randall Cunningham | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
| James Davis | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Davis III | 0% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 0% | |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 0% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
| Bill Delahunt | 100% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| James DeMint | 0% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 66% | |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 0% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
| Chris Dodd | 100% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 33% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 100% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 100% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 100% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| Jennifer Dunn | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| John Edwards | 66% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 100% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 100% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 0% |
| Philip English | 0% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
| Bob Etheridge | 100% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 100% | ||||
| AS | U.S. House | Delegate | Eni Faleomavaega | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Russ Feingold | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 66% |
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| Peter Fitzgerald | 33% | ||||
| Ernest Fletcher | 0% | ||||
| Mark Foley | 0% | ||||
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Vito Fossella, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 0% |
| William Frist | 33% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 100% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 0% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | ||||
| Jim Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 0% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 100% | ||||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | ||||
| Virgil Goode, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| Bart Gordon | 100% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 66% | ||||
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 66% |
| Mark Green | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 100% |
| James Greenwood | 0% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 33% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 0% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 33% | |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 100% |
| J. Dennis Hastert | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 33% |
| Robert Hayes | 0% | ||||
| J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 0% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Baron Hill | 100% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| David Lee Hobson | 100% | ||||
| PA | Commissioner | At-Large | Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |
| Pete Hoekstra | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 100% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 66% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 12 | Rush Holt, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Darlene Hooley | 100% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 0% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
| Kenny Hulshof | 0% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 100% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 66% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 100% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 33% |
| Daniel Inouye | 66% | ||||
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 0% | |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 0% |
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| William Jefferson | 100% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 100% | ||||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 0% | ||||
| Christopher John | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 100% |
| Nancy Johnson | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| Paul Kanjorski | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
| Sue Kelly | 100% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 100% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% | |
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 100% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| Gerald Kleczka | 100% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 100% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 66% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 100% | ||||
| Dennis Kucinich | 100% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 33% | ||||
| Ray LaHood | 0% | ||||
| Nicholas Lampson | 100% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 66% |
| Tom Lantos | 100% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 0% |
| Steve LaTourette | 100% | ||||
| Frank Lautenberg | 66% | ||||
| James Leach | 0% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 66% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| Jerry Lewis | 100% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
| Ron Lewis | 100% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 100% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 66% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 33% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| KY | Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | Kenneth Lucas | Democratic | 0% | |
| Dick Lugar | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 0% |
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| Robert Matsui | 100% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 66% |
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 100% |
| Karen McCarthy | 100% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 33% |
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| John McHugh | 0% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| Michael McNulty | 0% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 66% |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 31 | Gary Miller | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| Alan Mollohan | 100% | ||||
| Dennis Moore | 100% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| Jack Murtha | 100% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Robert William Ney | 100% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 33% | ||||
| Anne Northup | 100% | ||||
| DC | U.S. House | Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 0% |
| Charles Norwood, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Nussle | 0% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 100% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 100% | ||||
| John Olver | 100% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Doug Ose | 100% | ||||
| Major Owens | 0% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 100% |
| Ron Paul | 100% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
| John Peterson | 0% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 0% |
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 0% |
| Richard Pombo | 0% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 100% |
| Deborah Pryce | 0% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 100% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 0% | ||||
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 100% |
| James Ramstad | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 0% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| Ralph Regula | 100% | ||||
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 100% |
| Silvestre Reyes | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Reynolds | 0% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 33% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 100% |
| Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 0% |
| Steve Rothman | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 0% |
| Jim Ryun | 0% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 100% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 66% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 0% |
| John Shadegg | 0% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
| Donald Sherwood | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 100% |
| ID | U.S. House | 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 0% |
| Ike Skelton | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Gordon Smith | 66% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Nick Smith | 0% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 100% | ||||
| Vic Snyder | 100% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 0% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 100% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 0% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 0% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 33% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 100% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 0% | ||||
| John Sununu | 0% | ||||
| John Sweeney | 0% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| Tom Tancredo | 0% | ||||
| John Tanner | 0% | ||||
| Ellen Tauscher | 100% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 0% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 100% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 100% | ||||
| NE | U.S. House | 2 | Lee Terry | Republican | 0% |
| Craig Thomas | 66% | ||||
| William Thomas | 0% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| Todd Tiahrt | 100% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Pat Toomey | Republican | 0% |
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 100% | ||||
| James Turner | 100% | ||||
| CO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Udall | Democratic | 100% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thomas Udall | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 100% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 0% |
| George Voinovich | 33% | ||||
| OR | U.S. House | 2 | Greg Walden | Republican | 0% |
| James Walsh | 100% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 0% | ||||
| John Warner | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| Anthony Weiner | 100% | ||||
| David Weldon | 0% | ||||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 100% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 0% | ||||
| Robert Wexler | 100% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
| Heather Wilson | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 100% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| David Wu | 100% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
| Albert Wynn | 100% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 100% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 100% |
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How to Interpret these Evaluations
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