Senate approves debt bill

The Senate today approved an emergency bill to avert a first-ever US government default – with just hours to spare.

Senate approves debt bill
Tue, 02 Aug, 2011 - 18:32

The Senate today approved an emergency bill to avert a first-ever US government default – with just hours to spare.

The strong bipartisan vote was 74-26.

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