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The CDC used to be a well-liked agency. It's now slightly more popular than the IRS.

Posted on AllSides October 18th, 2014
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It's perhaps no surprise at this point, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have taken a hit for their handling of the Ebola situation.

A Gallup poll in May 2013 Showed That 60 percent of Americans rated the Federal Agency Either as "excellent" or "poor," while 35 percent rated it "Fair" or "poor." In fact, back then the CDC Ranked the Highest out of nine governmental agencies / acronyms (ie FBI, CIA, IRS, etc.) tested.

Well, no more.

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