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Dec. 3, 2010 at 5:58 a.m.
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Durbin joins growing support for deficit plan

By Associated Press

Defying expectations, a bipartisan majority of President Barack Obama’s deficit commission has rallied behind the panel’s controversial deficit-slashing proposals.

A key Obama ally, liberal Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, endorsed the plan Thursday night, joining two of the Senate’s most conservative Republicans. Get the full story »

Dec. 2, 2010 at 12:51 p.m.
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Deficit reduction plan gets 2nd ‘no’ vote

By Reuters

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan said Thursday he will vote against a presidential commission plan to reduce the U.S. deficit, saying it does too little to tackle health care costs and relies too much on tax increases. Get the full story »