Fewer than one in five Americans trust the government. That's according to a new poll by Pew Research.

It also shows that more than half of Americans think ordinary citizens could do a better job than Washington insiders when it comes to solving the nation's problems.

The government received good marks for responding to terrorism threats and disasters, but lousy ratings for running government programs. (Metro Networks Inc.

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