Homeowner Mortgage Bailout Poll

Americans remain split on whether homeowners about to default on their mortgages should receive special treatment to help them keep their houses, according to a new research poll.

The poll finds 49% of Americans believe such homeowners should receive special treatment, while 48% feel homeowners should not get assistance. Three percent of those polled had no opinion.

Congress also appears split on the issue. The House is debating Democrat-sponsored legislation that would let the government back loans for homeowners facing foreclosure and would reduce the principal owed on those mortgages. Many Republicans oppose the bill, and President Bush has threatened to veto it.

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