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trust in the u.s. and other world government s took a tumble last year with washington
's nose especially bloodied over the budget crisis the nsa surveillance scandal and the
disastrous launch of president obama's signature healthcare reforms.
according to a study commissioned and released by u.s. public relations firm edelman on monday
just 37 percent of college-educated adults said they trusted the u.s. government - 16
points down on a year earlier and seven points below the global average.
levels of trust in governments in france spain and italy were even lower but analysts say
the scale of the american decline was particularly dramatic.
the results of the survey will be presented at the world economic forum meeting in davos
which kicks off on wednesday.