The public may not trust the very organizations it perceives as the most powerful. There is a distinct disconnect between trust and power in Washington, according to research released yesterday. The AFL-CIO, followed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) were cited as the most powerful groups in town, according to a Harris Poll that asked respondents to gauge the influence of various organizations on Capitol Hill and beyond.
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