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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (234234)12/24/2009 12:14:04 PM
From: Smiling BobRespond to of 306849
 
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Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion
Senate votes to raise ceiling on government's debt by $290 billion to $12.4 trillion
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By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Writer , On Thursday December 24, 2009, 11:07 am EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Barack Obama has promised to address next year.