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Paul Begala: “The American economy is facing default. The American government is facing default. It has potentially really damaging…”

On the recordJune 28, 2011
The American economy is facing default. The American government is facing default. It has potentially really damaging consequences.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses the seriousness of the debt crisis and its implications for the American economy.

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