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Super committee likely to be at an impasse

Nov 21, 2011
The super committee is bumping up its deadline to reach a budget solution, and so far, no end is in sight.

Ratings agencies not worried yet about super committee deal

Nov 18, 2011
We speak to Jill Schlesinger of CBS/Money watch about what the ratings agencies are expecting from the government's finances in the coming year.

The debt ceiling, as described by 'The West Wing'

Jul 25, 2011
This final note today. One of our producers suggested over the weekend that, y'know, had Washington been able to get this whole debt thing solved...

How close are we to the debt ceiling?

Apr 19, 2011
This final note today, in which you get perhaps more detail on the debt ceiling than you actually want, but which will stand you in good stead as...