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Congressional super-committee in charge of cutting spending is composed of 3 Dems from the Senate, 3 Repubs from the Senate, 3 Dems from the House and 3 Repubs from the House.

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Since the Commission’s mandate is to target Social Security, Medicare and other entitlements as well as tax revenues, who gets appointed to the gang of 12 will be critical. ... If you care about Social Security or Medicare or Medicaid, be very worried.