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border agent.  Holder has refused to turn over certain requested documents related to Fast and Furious, and President Obama has invoked executive privilege to keep from having to give those documents to Congress.  This marks the first time Obama has invoked executive privilege -- the power claimed by presidents to withhold information from other branches of government.

Views split over what the president's use of executive privilege means:  43 percent think it shows the administration is "hiding something," and 42 percent say it means the White House has a "legitimate reason" for using the privilege.  

Obama critics say his decision to keep some of the Fast and Furious documents secret goes against his 2008 campaign pledge to have the most open and transparent administration ever.  The poll shows that a third of voters think he's met that commitment.  Some 25 percent say the Obama administration is less open and transparent than previous administrations, and another 39 percent say it's about as transparent as others.  

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