Republicans may build something unusual into their tax bill — a “trigger. It’s meant to address concerns by some members of the GOP that the bill could add more to the national debt than its supporters expect.

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If Ben Bernanke goes to sleep at night cursing the names of Barack Obama and Paul Ryan, you can hardly blame him. The Federal Reserve chairman’s job has just gotten a lot tougher.

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Economic growth and job creation remain the government’s top priority, despite a federal deficit that is “too high,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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