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Who are the faces behind the debt supercommittee?
Take a look at the politicians who could not bridge the partisan divide.
Jeb Hensarling
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, leaves a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to vote on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The Supercommittee is trying to come up with a plan by Thanksgiving that trims the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
(Photo: WJLA/Associated Press)
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