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Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is co-chairman of the bitpartisan committee charged with cutting more than $1 trillion from the deficit.

Some Democrats worry the mild-mannered former teacher won't be tough enough for the high-stakes negotiations.

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For the latest developments in the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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Deficit-cutting negotiations continue with little apparent progress. Time is running short to raise the government's debt limit so lawmakers are beginning to consider alternatives, in case no deal is made.

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Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) represents the smallest state in population but he has a big role to play in the negotiations to overhaul health care.

Enzi is one of the "gang of six" senators crafting the Senate's health care bill. He says he won't vote for any measure that can't get the support of 75 to 80 senators.

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Years of back and forth negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo are over. The two announced an Internet seach partnership on Wednesday.

The agreement gives Microsoft access to Yahoo, which is the Internet's second-largest search engine. The move could help Microsoft in its attempt to unseat Google as the No. 1 search engine.