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Debt Deal

  1. The Deficit-Reduction Committee Isn’t WorkingThe group of congressional leaders is expected to admit failure tomorrow.
    By Carrie Battan
  2. the national interest
    Republicans Offer Yet Another Terrible Debt DealBut this “super-committee” proposal hints at a different power dynamic from the debt-ceiling fight in August.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the oracle of omaha
    Watch Warren Buffett Describe the Debt Talks As a Giant Game of Chicken Played by Insane People“Boehner didn’t throw out the steering wheel, but a group behind him said ‘Throw out the steering wheel, Mr. Speaker.’”
    By Sarah Frank
  4. Health Concerns
    Food Safety Appears to Be the First Casualty of the Debt DealThe debt deal reached last week will limit the FDA’s enforcement and inspection abilities.
    By Collin Keefe
  5. video
    Frank Rich on Martin Bashir: The Next President Will Have Had Nothing to Do With the ‘Nightmare’ Debt DealSo, Mitt Romney?
    By Sarah Frank
  6. important ceilings
    How Much, Exactly, Did the Tea Party ‘Compromise’?We’re going to keep writing about the debt deal. Sorry.
    By Noreen Malone
  7. video
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: Finally, a Debt DealDid Obama cave?
    By Sarah Frank
  8. video
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: Will Debt Votes Hurt Dems?Possibly, if they have to vote to raise the debt limit three times in the next year.
    By Sarah Frank
  9. no ceilings
    Fifth Day of Debt Talks Ends With No DealHarry Reid and Mitch McConnell are now speaking in private.
    By Mike Vilensky
  10. video
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: Debt Talks Get TenseThe panel discusses last night’s he-said-he-said.
    By Sarah Frank
  11. no ceilings
    Debt Meeting Ends With Obama ‘Abruptly Walking Out,’ According to ‘Continuously Interruptive’ Eric Cantor [Updated]Things went well.
    By Mike Vilensky
  12. imaginary ceiling
    Obama’s Proposed Deficit-Reduction Plan Could Take More Than $1 Billion a Year From New York’s Teaching HospitalsAnd some of our biggest ones are already operating on the edge.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. imaginary ceiling
    Joe Biden Says What We’re All Thinking About Debt TalksThe veep wants real talk.
    By Noreen Malone
  14. no ceilings
    Debt Talks to Resume Monday“America is not a banana republic.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  15. debt deal
    Boehner Drops White House Debt TalksPushing for smaller $2 trillion deficit-reduction plan.
    By Andre Tartar
  16. nancy pelosi bionic woman
    Will Pelosi Be Central to a Debt Deal?Boehner might want to start researching chocolatiers.
    By Noreen Malone