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Balancing long term debt and short term debt default

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Jul 22, 2011
CBS/MoneyWatch editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger explains how Americans have become more open to tax cuts as part of a debt solution.
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U.S. mayors put pressure on Congress over debt deal

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Jul 22, 2011
Fifty mayors from around the country meet in Los Angeles today to urge Congress to reach a deal and prevent economic trouble at the local level
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Senator: Months, not days needed to pass debt deal

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Jul 22, 2011
Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota says President Obama's proposal to push back the debt ceiling deadline by a few days will not address long-term solutions
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White House mulls cuts first, tax reforms later

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Jul 22, 2011
To meet Republican objections, the president is floating a plan that would make spending cuts first and tax reforms later
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Economist: 'Gang of Six' has best debt-ceiling plan

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Jeremy Hobson
Jul 20, 2011
Richard DeKaser, an economist with the Parthenon Group in Boston, explains why he thinks the bipartisan group's 'grand bargain' has the greatest chance at passing.
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'Gang of Six' Senators propose debt compromise

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John Dimsdale
Jul 20, 2011
A new package in the works would not only raise the debt ceiling, but would also take a bite out of the nation's public debt. But could it pass in time for the August 2nd default deadline?
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Where are women in the debt talks?

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Jul 19, 2011
Besides House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, there are no women in the leadership of the debt ceiling debates. Congresswoman Susan Davis, a Democrat from California, says that should change.
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The details of the latest debt ceiling plans

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Jul 18, 2011
There are a lot of different debt ceiling plans in progress right now in Washington, but will any get through before the Aug. 2nd deadline?
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Wall Street's counter intuitive reaction to the debt talks

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Jul 15, 2011
Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, explains why investors aren't scared of U.S. debt despite real worries of a default.
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Wall Street versus Main Street reaction to debt ceiling debate

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Jul 15, 2011
Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-large at CBS/MoneyWatch, says people are reacting differently to this week's debt talks, and looks ahead to what could happen should politicians fail to settle the debates.

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A long tradition of raising the U.S. debt ceiling in July, 2011 led to one of the most heated battles in Congress over the nation's budget. Follow Marketplace's coverage of the debt-ceiling.

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