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David Gergen: “The critical point is, as Moody's is warning, as Ben Bernanke warned today in Congress, the critical point is this…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
The critical point is, as Moody's is warning, as Ben Bernanke warned today in Congress, the critical point is this country must not go into default on August 2nd.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen emphasizes the urgency of reaching a budget agreement to prevent the country from defaulting.

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