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Americans Weigh In - Many Americans struggle to make ends meet, President Obama gets kudos for State of the Union address, plus more national polls. — Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

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Stretching Their Dollars - As lawmakers work to balance the nation's budget, many Americans are working just as hard to ensure they have enough money to sustain their lifestyle. In an Allstate Financial "Life Tracks" poll released Feb. 12, 50 percent claimed to have enough left over after expenses, 41 percent said they were living paycheck-to-paycheck and 8 percent reported they didn't have enough to make ends meet. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Well Done! - President Obama was speaking to the American public as much as to Congress during his State of the Union address. The good news for him, according to a CNN/ORC International poll published Tuesday night, is that 53 percent said they had a very positive reaction to the speech. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Stamp of Approval - Lawmakers may be the only ones upset that the U.S. Postal Service will eliminate Saturday delivery. A Gallup poll published Feb. 13 shows that 63 percent of Americans favor the decision and 67 percent also favor reducing the days post offices are open from six to five per week. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Love Jones - Apparently, it's not just women who long for chocolate and flowers from a mate on Valentine's Day. Twenty-four percent of men would "rather have a root canal" than be single on Valentine's Day, compared with only 16 percent of women, according to a Harris poll released Feb. 11. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Color Me Not a Republican - If Republicans need any evidence that their party is sorely lacking diversity, they need look no further than a Gallup poll published Feb. 8. It found that the GOP's membership is 89 percent white, 2 percent Black, 6 percent Hispanic and 1 percent Asian. Democrats are 60 percent white; 22 percent Black; 13 percent Hispanic and 2 percent Asian. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Trouble on the Home Front - As President Obama makes gains on a comprehensive immigration plan, it appears many Americans are not in favor of such legislation. In a survey released  by the Center for Immigration Studies on Feb. 7, 52 percent said undocumented immigrants in the United States should return to their home countries, compared to 33 percent who said they should be given legal status. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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Access to Health Care - The number of U.S. adults aged 18-25 without health insurance is currently at its lowest level (22.7 percent) since the beginning of 2012 (24.5 percent), according to a Gallup poll released Feb. 11. Latinos led uninsured rates among racial/ethnic groups in 2012 (40.1 percent) followed by Blacks (20.8 percent), Asians (15.2 percent) and whites (12.3 percent). (Photo: Matt McClain for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Obama vs. GOP - Americans are none too pleased with the political status quo, but Obama is the lesser of two evils. In an ABC News/Washington Post poll published Feb. 12, 52 percent said they view the second-term policies he'll pursue positively, while 55 percent have a negative view of what they expect Republicans to offer during that period. Overall, 56 percent view the nation's political system unfavorably. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)