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What's Next after the Super Committee Calls It Quits?
The bi-partisan Super Committee has failed to agree on deficit reduction. With 2012 elections coming up, how will parties deal with voter discontent over Congress?
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenBi-partisanship took another hit yesterday with the failure of the Super Committee to reach agreement on a deficit reduction deal. Polls show that most Americans blame Republicans for the failure, but both sides are still going to have to work together on several big issues before the year ends, including a payroll tax cut and a new extension of unemployment benefits. With the 2012 elections coming up, guest host Sara Terry asks how the political parties will deal with voter discontent over Congress' failure to act. Also, Egypt's military promises faster transition to civilian rule. On Reporter's Notebook, remember those six degrees of separation? Start thinking 4.74.
Banner image: The US Capitol is seen as Republican and Democratic members of the 'Super Committee,' or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, fail to meet on deficit reduction talks in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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