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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Budget

News                                                                                                                             
MarketWatch | Bernanke: Don’t play politics with debt limit
The White House and Congress should work together in “good faith” to solve the nation’s budget crisis and shy away from using a necessary increase in the debt ceiling as a tool to bend the will of opponents, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ: Real Time Economics | U.S. vs. Greece, Is Debt Situation Even Comparable?
Though their overall economic situations are vastly different, both the U.S. and Greece could be looking at near-term defaults on their national debt.
NRO: The Corner | Three Serious Cost Underestimations
The cost of the health-care law is grossly underestimated, by $1 trillion according to a McKinsey report.