Ask AP: Debt and interest rates, Afghan poppies - Associated Press
Story date: 2009-07-02 09:07:00
Added on: 2009-07-02 21:46:31
The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year. With all this demand for borrowed money, how does the government manage to avoid ...
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