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The larger debate over how to cut federal spending and begin to bring the spiraling U.S. debt under control — now the No. 1 issue in Washington amid closed-doors negotiations over raising the federal government's debt ceiling — also has become part of the debate over Afghanistan.

Poll: With bin Laden dead, is it time to end war? 2011

Fifa confirmed the nation could not cover its costs. £18m: Cost of July's 100-minute long closed-doors World Cup finals draw in Brazil for 1,000 Fifa dignitaries. £800m: Fifa's surplus cash fund.€20k: Inter's fine after fans taunted Juventus with a banner mocking the Heysel disaster, plus chants calling it "the greatest show"; Juve were fined €10k for fans responding with racist abuse of Inter's Maicon.

Said & Done: Fifa's total transparency 2011

Jacob Lew, Mr. Obama's budget director, said such proposals had a better chance in closed-doors talks with Republicans.

Budget Battle Lines Drawn Gerald F. Seib 2011

Federal Reserve officials gathered in June for their regular closed-doors meeting to plan their next policy moves.

Meet the Fed 2011

Liberian president Ellen Sirleaf Johnson has began extradition proceedings against a British businessman, for allegedly negotiating a closed-doors deal with a group of corrupt Liberian officials to purchase one-fifth of Liberia's rainforest; Greenpeace has declared that Papua New Guinea is not ready to implement Redd and Global Witness has warned that the whole scheme will be undermined by corruption.

Massive corruption undermines forest protection plan John Vidal 2010

The larger debate over how to cut federal spending and begin to bring the spiraling U.S. debt under control — now the No. 1 issue in Washington amid closed-doors negotiations over raising the federal government's debt ceiling — also has become part of the debate over Afghanistan.

Poll: With bin Laden dead, is it time to end war? 2011

At the summit ' s closed-doors discussions, the coalition forces ' commander, U.S.

NATO Agrees on Afghan Security Transfer Yaroslav Trofimov 2010

The session will be closed-doors at the Blair House across the street from the White House and is not expected to conclude with any sort of détente between the two sides.

Obama reaches out to business leaders Perry Bacon Jr. 2010

The session will be closed-doors at the Blair House across the street from the White House and is not expected to conclude with any sort of détente between the two sides.

Obama reaches out to business leaders Perry Bacon Jr. 2010

Cheh, who will start campaigning for Gray in Ward 3 today, accused Fenty of governing through "secrecy and closed-doors."

Mary Cheh endorses Gray 2010