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The 12 members of the newly formed congressional committee are charged with finding more than $1 trillion in budget savings this fall. Their clout could attract extra attention from special interest groups, and some lawmakers are demanding greater accountability for the money the panel's members take in.http://metrics.npr.org/b/ss/nprapidev/5/1316187007?&gn=Lawmakers+Seek+Transparency+From+Supercommittee&ev=event2&ch=1014&h1=Politics,U.S.,Home+Page+Top+Stories,News&c3=D%3Dgn&v3=D%3Dgn&c4=140521500&c7=1014&v7=D%3Dc7&c18=1014&v18=D%3Dc18&c19=20110916&v19=D%3Dc19&c20=1&v20=D%3Dc20&c21=3&v21=D%3Dc2&c45=MDAxNzk1MDc4MDEyMTU0NTY4ODBlNmE3Yw001