US Debt Rating Should Be 'C': Independent Agency

NBC News, CNBC.com | May. 3, 2011 (News)

There have been increasing concerns about the fate of United States' prized triple-A sovereign debt rating. While Standard and Poor's recently downgraded its U.S. debt outlook to negative from stable, implying that a ratings cut could happen in two years, one independent ratings agency has given the U.S. sovereign rating a "C". Full Story »

Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Fair Spin (Right), Memeorandum

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Economy, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - May 3, 2011 - 8:34 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Fred Gatlin (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - May 3, 2011 - 8:58 AM PDT

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - May. 3, 2011

No real setup of the interviewee’s expert status by the interviewer. Shame on him. Hard to find any credibility here. This interview has all the excitement of sliced bread and the eruditeness of a third-grader.

Given the current state of our world, how come the news is suddenly so damned boring?

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Fred Gatlin
3.1
 by Fred Gatlin - May. 3, 2011

This appears to be one person's opinion. It talks about U.S government but does not contain any ideas to limit debt.

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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - May. 3, 2011
Jon posted this story.
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