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Economy
5:20 pm
Mon November 21, 2011
Obama Blames Republicans For Debt Panel's Failure
By editor
Originally published on Mon November 21, 2011 8:27 pm
President Obama Monday put the blame for the supercommittee's failure squarely on congressional Republicans — and their unwillingness to consider higher taxes on the wealthy. Obama also threatened to veto any effort to escape from the automatic spending cuts agreed to in August without a balanced plan to reduce the deficit. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Scott Horsley for more.