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GOP Tax Expert Tapped To Lead The 'Super Committee'
The selection of Mark Prater, who has served as chief tax counsel for Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee for nearly two decades, was announced in a joint statement by the panel's co-chairs, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Tex. Many view his appointment as an encouraging sign that the deficit committee will produce a plan to control federal borrowing.
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