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The Former White House budget chief thinks Congress squandered its opportunity to rein in the national debt but may still come to its senses.The Former White House budget chief thinks Congress squandered its opportunity to rein in the national debt but may ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pay freeze for federal workers would be extended for another three years as part of a Senate Republican plan offered on Wednesday to cover the cost of President Barack Obama's call to extend a popular payroll tax cut.The ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-profile congressional effort to trim stubborn budget deficits appeared near collapse on Friday as Democrats rejected a scaled-back proposal from Republicans that contained few tax increases.With Democrats and Republicans on a deficit-cutting "super committee" deadlocked ahead of a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-profile congressional effort to trim stubborn U.S. budget deficits appeared near collapse on Friday as Democratic and Republican lawmakers were unable to agree on tax increases and benefit cuts.A 12-member "super committee" has until midnight on Wednesday to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Budget talks in the Congress were locked in stalemate on Wednesday amid the disclosure of a Democratic offer last week that drew no Republican interest.With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers might opt to postpone tough tax decisions until next year as they struggle to forge a deficit-reduction deal over the coming week, congressional aides said on Monday.With time running short, the "super committee" of six Democrats and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sign of possible progress in bipartisan U.S. deficit talks, Republicans seem more flexible on corporate taxes, a change that could help the congressional "super committee" chart the country's path back to fiscal health.Lobbyists familiar with the deficit ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional "super committee" convenes on Thursday to launch its search for at least $1.2 trillion in new deficit reductions as global financial markets look for signs that the world's largest economy is trying to get its fiscal house ...

(Reuters) - Here are U.S. lawmakers seen by analysts and congressional aides as some of the front-runners for selection to a 12-member "super committee" being set up to address budget and tax issues.The panel will have six Democrats and six Republicans, split ...

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Topic: Medicare

Alice Rivlin: "We're Flirting with Disaster"

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Democrats reject latest deficit-cutting plan

Deficit-cutting panel girds for failure

Deficit committee locked in budget stalemate

U.S. deficit panel could delay on taxes

Deficit panel could delay on taxes

Deficit panel grapples with corporate taxes

Deficit-cutting panel on short but tough road

Factbox: Top contenders for deficit super committee

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