With U.S. Downgrade, S&P Calls Politics Into Account

On Friday night Standard & Poor's credit rating agency downgraded its rating of U.S. credit for the first time in the country's history. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Scott Simon about the politics of the decision.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/06/139046381/with-u-s-downgrade-s-p-calls-politics-into-account?ft=1&f=1014

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