Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 9:38 am Article: Connie Lawn
Connie Lawn Audio: Obama signs Budget
Deal
The Senate has passed the Budget and
Debt Ceiling bill 74 to 26 and President Obama has signed it
into law after making
a public statement. Connie Lawn provides this audio
report.
Click a link to play audio (or
right-click to download) in either MP3 format or in OGG
format.
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