WASHINGTON—Rival Democratic and Republican plans to raise the government's borrowing ability have thrust Congress into a standoff just one week away from a potentially devastating debt crisis.
Rival Plans Ensnarl Congress Over Debt Ceiling
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press, Denver Post: Politics
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 4:59am
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