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Debt News: Sen. Patty Murray named co-chair of 'super committee'
Q13 FOX News political analystWhen all the dust settled after the recent debt-ceiling debate at the nation's capital, one important job remained — coming up with another $1.5 trillion in debt reduction over the next 10 years. Democrats and Republicans deadlocked over the...Tags: Democratic Party, Patty Murray, Politics, Republican Party
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: History (tv network), Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Kent Conrad, Collin Peterson, Rob Portman
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Republicans Are About To Break an Old Pledge and Raise Taxes on the Poor
"Read my lips: No new taxes," George H. W. Bush famously said on the occasion of receiving the Republican nomination for president in 1988. It was a six-word pledge that rallied the party and excited the electorate, and the party has been trying to...Tags: Federal Income Tax, Rick Perry, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy, Wages and Pensions
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McManus: Pity the 'super committee'
Pity the poor "super committee." Congress' special task force on the deficit already had a mission that looked nearly impossible: producing a plan to reduce the federal government's fiscal gap by $1.2 trillion over 10 years. And then the job got harder....Tags: John Boehner, Democratic Party, Bill Clinton, Patty Murray, Harry Reid
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Jobs bill fight continues after Senate defeat
CNNPartisan bickering over President Barack Obama's failed $447 billion jobs plan intensified Wednesday, with Republicans accusing Democrats of political gamesmanship and Democrats charging Republicans with costly obstructionism. The measure failed to get...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Senate, Wages and Pensions, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama
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'Super committee' deal seems unlikely, lawmakers say
Washington BureauThe co-chairs of the congressional "super committee" seemed doubtful the panel would reach a deficit-reduction accord by Monday's deadline, each blaming the other party's unwillingness to budge on the contentious issues of taxes and entitlement spending....Tags: CNN (tv network), Patty Murray, Fox Broadcasting Company, Jon Kyl, Politics
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Obama keeps his distance as deficit committee effort set to fail
Washington BureauPresident Obama appears determined to publicly keep his distance from the congressional super-committee and its failure to put forward a deficit-reduction plan, despite Republican efforts to shift blame to his end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In his first...Tags: Public Finance, Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senate, Patty Murray, Satellite and Cable Service
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Super committee fails to agree on deficit-reduction plan
Unable to break the partisan stalemate over taxes and Medicare, the congressional "super committee" came to a quiet close as the co-chairs issued a statement saying no deal could be reached by the panel's deadline.
"We have come to the conclusion today...Tags: Public Finance, Health, U.S. Senate, Patty Murray, Finance
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McManus: The super committee that wasn't
Here's an assessment from the Republican co-chairman of Congress' unfortunate "super committee" of why the bipartisan panel failed to produce a deficit reduction plan last week: "We could not bridge the gap between two dramatically competing visions of...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Public Finance, Health, U.S. Senate, George W. Bush
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Super committee expectedly divided on Obama deficit plan
Pennsylvania Ave.Once Obama presented his deficit reduction plan for Congress' supercommittee's consideration Monday morning, the partisan jabbing began. As expected, Republicans were quick to reject it. Democrats offered support. As previously reported, U.S. Sen. Pat... -
Deficit: 100 House votes for shared sacrifice
Opinion L.A.How important is a voting block of 40 Republicans and 60 Democrats in the House? The special committee trying to reduce the federal deficit has the chance to find out, if only they're brave enough to take it.... -
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Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 6 - 12 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Nov. 6 - 12 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found......
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