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News

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September 09, 2011 Rep. Runyan Claims Debt Ceiling Compromise Links “a Debt Ceiling Increase to Spending Cuts for the First Time Ever” | PolitiFact
September 08, 2011 What the Debt Ceiling Deal Means for Consumers | US News & World Report
September 08, 2011 Debt Supercommittee Faces Super-sized Challenges | Washington Post
September 07, 2011 Maya MacGuineas: Supercommittee Needs to Go Bigger | The Hill
September 07, 2011 Jobs Gaining Ground in Debt Debate | Congressional Quarterly
September 07, 2011 Senate Panel Boosts FEMA Funding | LA Times
September 07, 2011 Starbucks CEO: Tell Lawmakers to Get Along | CNN Money
September 05, 2011 Deficit Debate Turns to Talk of Jobs | Congressional Quarterly
September 02, 2011 White House Projects Declining Deficit in 2012 | USA Today
September 01, 2011 Crowdsourcing Deficit Reduction | Wall Street Journal
August 31, 2011 Washington Debates $4 Trillion "Grand Bargain" | BFAS
August 30, 2011 Rick Perry Says National Debt, Obama's Refusal to Control Spending Led to Credit Rating Downgrade | PolitiFact
August 29, 2011 Q+A: Can the "Super Committee" Get a Budget Deal? | Reuters
August 29, 2011 PolitiFact Finds Scott Statement on Debt-Limit Deal to be True | Richmond Times-Dispatch
August 27, 2011 Bernanke Blames Politics for Financial Upheaval | New York Times
August 27, 2011 Policymakers Seek Prescription For Ailing Economy | NPR
August 26, 2011 Bernanke Says D.C. Needs to Work to Strengthen U.S. Economy | Seattle Times
August 26, 2011 Bernanke Warns Over Washington Wrangling | Financial Times
August 26, 2011 As Economy Teeters, All Eyes On Bernanke | NPR
August 25, 2011 Glenn Kessler: Warning to Budget Mavens: ‘Tax Expenditures’ May Yield Less Than Expected | Washington Post
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