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Democrats Seek More From Commission  
by ADAM GRAHAM-SILVERMAN, The Fiscal Times
A group of House Democrats want more transparency and details from the president's fiscal commission. 
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Bill Clinton on Financial Regulation  
by ERIC PIANIN, The Fiscal Times
Former president Bill Clinton startled listeners when he departed from the topic of fiscal policy today and raised doubts about the Security and Exchange Commission’s fraud case against Goldman Sachs.
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Liberal Activists Say Focus on Long-Term Debt is 'Misguided'   
By ADAM GRAHAM-SILVERMAN, The Fiscal Times
While President Obama's fiscal commission and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation have held meetings this week to sound alarms about the United States’ long-term fiscal position, some economists and educators say their focus is misguided.
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Deficit Depresses Job Growth—Bob Rubin     
by ELAINE POVICH, The Fiscal Times
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin says if Americans aren't worried enough about their jobs right now they have another reason to fret: the massive budget deficit.
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Survey Shows Agreement from Left, Right        
By ADAM GRAHAM-SILVERMAN, The Fiscal Times
A large majority of both Democrats and Republicans surveyed said that both "entitlement reform" and tax increases should be "seriously considered" even if not politically popular.
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Simpson and Bowles Set the Agenda For Tough Fiscal Choices
by EDMUND ANDREWS, The Fiscal Times
The two co-chairs of President Obama’s deficit commission, Alan K. Simpson and Erskine Bowles, just finished speaking at the Peterson Foundation’s fiscal summit. But the big question of the session, repeated in various ways by the moderator, Leslie Stahl of CBS News, went unanswered: is it politically feasible for the bipartisan group to agree on recommendations to really reduce the deficit?
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The Fiscal Times , an independent business venture, is funded by Peter Peterson, but is not affiliated with his foundation.

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