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Timeline: How U.S. debt talks spiralled into crisis
With financial markets on edge, White House officials and Republican leaders scrambled to reassure them that the United States will avert default and lift its $14.3 trillion (8.75 trillion pound) borrowing limit before August 2. Following is a timeline of the U.S. debt debate: November 2, 2010 - Republicans win control of the House of Representatives on a promise to scale back government spending and tackle budget deficits that have hovered at their highest levels relative to the economy since World War Two. December 1, 2010 - A report by a bipartisan deficit reduction panel commissioned by Obama advocates $3 ... (full story)
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