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Simpson-Bowles Rebaked
Shouldn't Simpson and Bowles be confronting Republican intransigence, not bowing to it?
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Persons of Interest
Illustration by Riccardo Vecchio
The deficit continues to climb. Obama ignored the two men who tried to stop it.
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'Disgusted' by the Debt Deal
The former senator blasts off about Washington’s incompetence. MORE
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Former Debt Chiefs: More Work Needed
Deal is “just a step forward.” MORE
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Alan Simpson on Feeding Bananas to Congress
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What the Bowles-Simpson Plan Left Out
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Evaluating a Proposal to Reduce the Deficit
There are a lot of radical suggestions in the draft released Wednesday by the co-chairs of the deficit commission.... MORE
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Co-Chairs of Fiscal Commission Release Right-Leaning Draft
The vision hasn't been signed to by the commission's members—let alone Congress or President Obama—but the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and... MORE
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Newsverse: 'Moo, Bah, Blah-Blah-Blah?'
In the latest edition of Newsverse, NEWSWEEK's poetic take on the news of the day, Jerry Adler melds a children's favorite with Alan Simpson's controversial... MORE
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Alan Simpson on Washington: 'It's All BS'
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Should We Sentence Teens to Life in Prison?
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