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Audio Report from Washington DC: US Budget Crisis

Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 2:30 pm
Article: Connie Lawn

Audio Report from Washington DC: US Budget Crisis

Connie Lawn

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President Obama and then the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, delivered back to back speeches on the US Budget crises. The debt is 14.3 trillion dollars, and the US could run out of money next week. Connie Lawn sends us this audio report

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