Inside the Beltway

Poll du jour

• 76 percent of Americans say September 11 was the last decade’s most defining event.

• 91 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats agree.

• 21 percent of Americans overall say “terror” is the defining word of the last decade.

• 33 percent of Republicans and 12 percent of Democrats agree.

• 15 percent of Americans overall said “decline” was the second most defining term.

• 13 percent cited “loss of personal freedom/civil liberties.”

Source: A Zogby International survey of 2,841 adults conducted Dec. 28-30.

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