Senate Democrats, from left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., emerge from a closed door caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington as lawmakers help finalize the debt deal agreed on by Republicans and Democrats.

First published in the August 01, 2011, 4:32 p.m. edition

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