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US Treasury asks Congress to lift debt ceiling
Jan 6 10:24 AM US/Eastern
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asked Congress to raise the US debt ceiling Thursday, firing the starting gun on a fresh political battle over the country's massive deficit.
In a letter the Senate's top legislator, Geithner asked for permission to increase the national debt from the 14.29 trillion dollar limit set last year.
US Treasury asks Congress to lift debt ceiling
Jan 6 10:24 AM US/Eastern
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asked Congress to raise the US debt ceiling Thursday, firing the starting gun on a fresh political battle over the country's massive deficit.
In a letter the Senate's top legislator, Geithner asked for permission to increase the national debt from the 14.29 trillion dollar limit set last year.
US Treasury asks Congress to lift debt ceiling