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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

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

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