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Obama passes bills to raise US debt ceiling
Updated: 2011-08-03 07:01
(Agencies)
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US Senator John McCain (L) speaks to the media after voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington August 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (C) walks to the Rose Garden before US President Barack Obama made a statement to the media about the passing of a bill raising debt-ceiling and cutting spending at the House in Washington, August 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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