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Two women walk past the Milan gothic cathedral, Italy Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. More than 90 percent of Italians consider cutting the country's huge public debt a top priority over the coming years, but few are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to do so, according to a new AP-GfK poll released Tuesday. The survey was conducted Nov. 16-20, during the first days of economist Mario Monti's new government, brought to power after international financial markets pummeled Italy for failing to rein in its euro 1.9 trillion in debt, a euro zone high, coming in at 120 percent of GDP. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)