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S&P Dangles AAA Rating to U.S. If Congress Gets Its Act Together

A leading credit agency said it might restore Washington's perfect AAA rating it lost amid political bickering over the debt ceiling.
Credit agency S&P says it might restore the perfect AAA rating the United States lost nearly three years ago amid political bickering over the debt ceiling -- if Congress gets its act together.
Credit agency S&P says it might restore the perfect AAA rating the United States lost nearly three years ago amid political bickering over the debt ceiling -- if Congress gets its act together.Evan Vucci / AP file
/ Source: CNBC.com
Credit agency S&P says it might restore the perfect AAA rating the United States lost nearly three years ago amid political bickering over the debt ceiling -- if Congress gets its act together.
Credit agency S&P says it might restore the perfect AAA rating the United States lost nearly three years ago amid political bickering over the debt ceiling -- if Congress gets its act together.Evan Vucci / AP file