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Obama, Congress Work on Recipe to Reduce National Debt

Clip: 5/12/2011 | 4m 57s

President Obama met with top lawmakers again Thursday.

President Obama met with top lawmakers again Thursday, to continue working on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit. Ray Suarez reports on the battle lines being drawn by both parties, from spending cuts to new taxes.

05/12/2011

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