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Cut, Cap and Balance Act

New Documentary from PBS Shows the Brewing of a Debt Limit Battle

It is less than a week until President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, and already a political fight is shaping up that could potentially define the President’s second term. At a press conference yesterday, President Obama demanded that Congress increase the current authorized borrowing limit of $16.4 trillion, in order for the government to avoid defaulting […]

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