Senate debates debt limit bill, passage likely

WASHINGTON - August 2, 2011 (WPVI) -- Emergency legislation to allow the government to borrow more money headed toward passage in the Senate Tuesday with just hours to spare before the national debt bumps against its ceiling. Expected approval sends the bill to President Barack Obama, averting a ...

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