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Poll: Public demands deal — but opposes almost every deficit-reduction option

Wonder why we can’t get a deficit-reduction deal? Well, look in the mirror. A new McClatchy-Marist Poll highlights the dilemma of the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Seventy-one percent of Americans, the poll finds, say it’s important that Congress and the White House reach a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax hikes triggered at the […]