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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Maybe you haven't noticed, but Standard & Poor's just downgraded the bond rating of this country for the first time in 70 years.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Highlighted the recent downgrade of the U.S. bond rating as a market discipline issue.

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