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updated 2:26 p.m.EDT, Wed July 27, 2011

The reality of the debt drama

With all the Washington dysfunction over the debt ceiling, it's easy to forget what's really going on with the nation's debt problems and how fix them, CNNMoney reports. FULL STORY

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Who's winning the debt debate?

Americans see the GOP as out of step on fiscal matters, Lawrence Jacobs writes. But President Obama might be inadvertently limiting the damage to the opposing party. FULL STORY | GERGEN: IT'S A POLITICAL CRISIS

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