S&p President Steps Down

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Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:58pm

Standard & Poor's president Deven Sharma steps down just weeks after the agency downgraded the US credit rating.

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Topics: debt ceiling debt limit deven sharma rating agency resignation standard & poor's stepping down u.s. credit rating u.s. credit rating downgrade u.s. debt u.s. debt limit

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