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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wayners who wrote (152046)	1/26/2013 8:29:31 AM
From: chartseer	Respond to of 224755

And so the currency war begins!

To: Wayners who wrote (152046)	1/26/2013 4:28:33 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224755

Illinois’ credit rating downgraded; state drops to worst in the nation Illinois’ credit rating has taken another hit. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service downgraded the state from an “A” rating to “A-minus”, making it the worst in the country. The New York ratings firm’s ranking means taxpayers may have to pay tens of millions of dollars more in interest when the state borrows money for roads and other projects. The downgrade is the latest fallout over the $96.8 billion debt to five state pension systems. The downgrade now ties Illinois with California, but California has a positive outlook. Illinois’ fragile overall financial status netted it a negative outlook, putting it behind California overall. The ratings came out now because Illinois plans to issue $500 million in bonds within days. landing.newsinc.com