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Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In a dispiriting sign of the times, barely more than a quarter of Americans say the American dream still holds true -- about half as many as said so 13 years ago. Defined as "if you work hard you'll get ahead," just 27% in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll say the American dream still holds, down sharply from 50% when the question first was asked in 2010. Eighteen percent now say it never held true, up from 4%. The rest, 52%, say the promise used to hold true but no longer does, up 9 points. Taken together, 69% say the American dream...