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version Fiscal Commission co-chair and former White House Chief
of Staff Erskine Bowles publishes on op-ed in the Washington
Post addressing the need for Washington to come together and fix
the debt.  The following op-ed appeared in the November 8, 2012
edition of the Washington Post.   The American people spoke on
Tuesday, and they voted for a continuation of divided
government. With President Obama at the helm for four more years
and a strengthened Democratic majority in the Senate, and with
the Republicans decidedly in control of the House of
Representatives, both sides may now feel emboldened to pursue
their party’s preferences. Rarely has it ever been this clear,
however, that elected leaders from across the political spectrum
need to come together to address our nation’s rising federal
debt.  Unlike previous times, when there may have been many
months or even years for officials to continue fighting long-
standing policy battles, important decisi