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A number of religious scholars in Kunduz on Monday called on the Islamic Emirate to ensure the security of Shia mosques around the country.

A number of religious scholars in Kunduz on Monday called on the Islamic Emirate to ensure the security of Shia mosques around the country.

with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. both parties-- republicans and parties-- republicans andin the most basic function of government: managing the budget. it started six months ago when congress refused to raise the nation's borrowing limit until et cet cuts were made. the nation came so close to s daulting on its debts that the federal government lost its top- notch credit rating. the borrowing limit was raised urn eturn for the creation of the so-called supercommittee of the congress, charged with ressing more than a trillion dollars in budget cuts by this thi. today the su...

>> we're still talking about different ideas. >> reporter: a fight over taxes was at the root of the stalemate-- just as it was when president obama and speaker boehner tried to broker a similar agreement to cut the debt this summer. republicans on the supercommittee were pushing to make the bush-era tax cuts permanent for everyone, while democrats like massachusetts senator john kerry wanted to let the tax cuts for top eners expire next year. >> this is not a tax cutting committee. this is a deficit reduction committee. and we do not believe that the wealthiest people in america sho...

federal government lost its top-notch credit rating. the borrowing limit was raised in return for the creation of the so-called supercommittee of the congress, charged with finding more than a trillion dollars in budget cuts by this week. today the supercommittee announced it had failed. there's a lot ott stake. we begin our coverage with nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy? >> reporter: scott, the truth is that the supercommittee never came close to reaching a deal, despite hundreds of hours of closed-door meetings. this evening, the leaders of the supercommittee released this paper...