FWIW, I think the WAPO-PEW phrasing is slightly biased in favor of the NSA. I think the following would be more accurate and thus more closer to neutral (itali

FWIW, I think the WAPO-PEW phrasing is slightly biased in favor of the NSA. I think the following would be more accurate and thus more closer to neutral (italics indicate changes): "Q: As you may know, it has been reported that the National Security Agency has been getting secret court orders to collect telephone call records of nearly all American cell phones in an effort to investigate terrorism. Would you consider this collection of telephone call records an acceptable or unacceptable way for the federal government to investigate terrorism?" What isn't clear to me is if the phrasing has changed from the survey a month ago to the most recent survey. If the phrasing (of the entire survey because cross-question context is important) is not identical then the results just aren't comparable no matter what biases may or may not be built into the questions.