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Ted Stevens' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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100%
2000
67%
2002
41%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
59%
2008
59%
2008
40%
2008
40%
2008
40%
2008
40%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
64%
2007
64%
2007
38%
2007
38%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
61%
2007
61%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
62%
2007
62%
2007
36%
2007
36%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
41%
2006
41%
2006
64%
2006
64%
2006
36%
2006
36%
2006
24%
2006
24%
2006
58%
2006
58%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
58%
2006
58%
2006
41%
2006
41%
2006
47%
2005
47%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
25%
2005
25%
2005
71%
2005
71%
2005
29%
2005
29%
2005
72%
2005
72%
2005
0%
2005
52%
2005
52%
2005
67%
2004
67%
2004
34%
2004
34%
2004
63%
2004
63%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
18%
2004
18%
2004
0%
2004
68%
2003
68%
2003
73%
2003
73%
2003
48%
2003
48%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
22%
2003
22%
2003
51%
2003
51%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
44%
2002
44%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
17%
2002
17%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
82%
2002
82%
2002
0%
2002
55%
2002
55%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
73%
2001
73%
2001
36%
2001
36%
2001
22%
2001
22%
2001
54%
2001
54%
2001
60%
2001
60%
2001
40%
2001
40%
2001
36%
2000
36%
2000
46%
2000
46%
2000
75%
2000
75%
2000
58%
2000
58%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
14%
2000
14%
2000
67%
1999
67%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
32%
1999
32%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
51%
1998
51%
1998
52%
1998
52%
1998
52%
1998
52%
1998
36%
1998
36%
1998
46%
1998
46%
1998
46%
1998
46%
1998
58%
1996
58%
1996
32%
1996
32%
1996
38%
1996
38%
1996
67%
1996
67%
1996
42%
1996
42%
1996
57%
1996
57%
1996
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