July 18, 2011

U.S., Europe Push World Toward Catastrophe

Adrian Pabst, The National

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Both the United States and the euro zone seem to be in the grip of a debt crisis that is fast getting out of control. If the debt ceiling is not raised, the US federal government will run out of money and go into default.

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