Super Committee Starts Work on Deficit Reduction

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—colloquially known as the debt super committee or Super Congress—finally began its work on Sept. 8.
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Bi-partisan and bi-cameral members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction listen to the opening statement of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (R) during their first hearing on Capitol Hill September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. This was the first meeting of the so-called 'Super Committee' formed to make further cuts in the U.S. deficit. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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