Article posted: 1/17/2013 7:01 PM

Poll: Most see damage if debt limit not raised

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President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio will play big roles in how the looming battle over the government's borrowing limit goes in the next two months.

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Most Americans think jarring economic problems will erupt if lawmakers fail to increase the government’s borrowing limit. Yet they’re torn over how or even whether to raise it, leaning toward Republican demands that any boost be accompanied by spending cuts.