Super failure: Deficit-cutting panel gives up

Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government debt that stands at a staggering $15 trillion, unable to overcome deep and enduring political divisions over taxes and spending.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?i=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?i=aCsUwDrtTO0:cLV8ziV4Kjk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/aCsUwDrtTO0" height="1" width="1"/> [More]

Tags:  local breaking news denver colorado sports weather traffic twitter facebook lakewood centennial arvada boulder aurora littleton westminster jeffco jefferson broomfield northglenn commerce city parker greenwood village castle rock cherry hills sherida