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U.S. Treasury Acts to Avoid Hitting Debt Limit

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:10:00 +0000

The government says it will temporarily suspend sales of U.S. Treasury securities to state and local governments at noon on Friday, the first step to avoid breaching the nation's borrowing limit.

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Government Could Pass Debt Limit by Mid-February, Geithner Says

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:35:11 +0000

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling congressional leaders that the U.S. government will exhaust its borrowing limit as soon as mid-February, earlier than expected.

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Treasury: Debt Limit Will Be Hit Late 2012

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:20:13 +0000

U.S. Treasury officials said Wednesday that they still expect the government will hit the current debt borrowing limit at the end of this year. But they said they can employ "extraordinary" measures that have been used in the past to keep the government functioning until sometime early next year.

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Obama Delays Request for Debt Limit Increase

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:37:57 +0000

President Barack Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit at the request of congressional leaders.

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