Boehner: Debt panel can start on major tax changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner urged Con­gress’ deficit “super­com­mit­tee” on Thurs­day to lay the ground­work for a broad over­haul of the U.S. tax code, reject­ing Democ­rats’ talk of tax increases but leav­ing open the pos­si­bil­ity the government’s take could rise as a result.