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A few possible super committee outcomes
David Brancaccio Nov 18, 2011
It's less than a week before the super committee must reach a deal to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the U.S. deficit. Both sides say they know the clock is ticking, but they're not getting closer to agreement.
Super committee running out of time
David Gura Nov 18, 2011
With just five days left before the Wednesday deadline to figure out how to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the super committee hasn't been able to agree on where to get the $1.2 trillion. Some say all they've come up with so far is gimmicks offering no real solutions.
Will the super committee reach a deal?
Diane Swonk Nov 29, 2011
Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains why the super committee might not reach a deal by its deadline.
Super committee deadline looms
Amy Scott Nov 17, 2011
The super committee in Washington must reach a deal by next week, but that is looking increasingly unlikely.
Defense sector braces for Pentagon cuts
Jeff Tyler Nov 15, 2011
With the super committee looking less and less likely to succeed, defense contractors are planning for the worst: automatic cuts.
Not so super committee
John Dimsdale Nov 14, 2011
A little more than a week before the pre-Thanksgiving deadline for the Congressional super committee to come up with a deficit-cutting deal, and there's still no agreement in sight. Can they really deliver? Or is the super committee a wimpy waste of time?
Gridlock Eraser. Budget Swallower. Debt Silencer.
Chris Roberson Nov 21, 2011
What if the super committee had actual superpowers, like in a comic book?
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt offers supplies to fellow protesters, White House works to settle mortgage breakdowns
Katharine Crnko Feb 24, 2011
As protests and violence continues to escalate in Libya, Egyptian citizens are offering more than just moral support. As Mitchell Hartman reports...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Dodd-Frank, budget cuts, Middle East and Lap-Band
Katharine Crnko Feb 17, 2011
The Senate banking committee today is questioning regulators of the Dodd-Frank law to gauge how much they've improved the financial system. The law...
Can you solve the federal deficit?
Katharine Crnko Sep 21, 2011
Want to solve the U.S. debt crisis? You may have more success in cutting the federal deficit than the politicians in Washington. Today on Marketp...
