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AP - A freshman Democratic senator accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of failing to provide leadership on a worsening national deficit as top Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill spent more time pointing fingers than seeking common ground on a must-do measure to fund the government for the next six months.<br style="clear: both;" /><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a class="rssreadon" rel="external" title="Freshman Democrat upbraids Obama on spending   (AP)" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_bi_ge/us_spending_showdown" target="_blank">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_bi_ge/us_spending_showdown</a></p>