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Letzte Runde für US-Schuldenkrimi # 30.07.2011 12 Uhr # Journal Englisch

Dana EichhorstJuly 30, 2011

US lawmakers are still desperately trying to reach a consensus that would avert a debt default that could plunge the world economy into recession. On Friday evening, members of Congress voted for a revised plan that would allow the US to go into more debt - but also called for a constitutional amendment to make a balanced budget obligatory. But the proposal was quickly rejected by the US Senate.

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