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Politically Inclined: Economic impact of the credit downgrade

Jessica Huseman
August 10, 2011

The announcement that Standard & Poor had downgraded our credit rating to one notch below AAA left Wall Street tumbing and Republicans and Democrats stinging with a symbolic slap in the face. But the effects may only be temporary, said SMU economics professor Dr. Nathan Balke. Read more>>>

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