Same goal, opposing plans for debt ‘super’ panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dig­ging in for a bruis­ing strug­gle, Repub­li­cans on Con­gress’ pow­er­ful deficit-fighting “super­com­mit­tee” tar­geted Social Secu­rity and gov­ern­ment health care spend­ing Tues­day while Democ­rats pressed for higher tax rev­enue as part of any deal to reduce red ink by at least $1.2 tril­lion over the next decade.