Debt ceiling: Fix the problem without punting

Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation.

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Bad debt in Vietnam a big concern: gov’t official

Bad debt in Vietnam, especially that owed by inefficient state-run groups, is a big concern and could pose a risk to economic stability in coming months as banks have not come up with plans to clean up their books, a government official said on Tuesday.

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Debt ceiling: Key Republican bolts talks

The bipartisan debt ceiling negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden went on life support Thursday after a key Republican lawmaker pulled out of the talks.

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Debt ceiling talks on life support

The bipartisan debt ceiling negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden were thrown into question Thursday when a key Republican lawmaker pulled out of the talks.

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Debt talks enter make-or-break week

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Lagarde woos Saudis, says debt top IMF target for her

French Finance Minister and IMF candidate Christine Lagarde said on Saturday tackling sovereign debt troubles would be a priority of the International Monetary Fund if she led the Washington-based rescue lender.

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Greece downgrade stokes debt fears

Moody’s cuts Greece’s sovereign-debt rating by three notches, infuriating the Greek government and stoking dormant worries about whether a handful of euro-zone governments can avoid default.

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Portugal’s Debt Woes Spell More Trouble For Europe

Portugal's debt woes spell more trouble for Europe

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Debt reduction without default

Europe urgently needs to implement a market-based emergency program to deal with overly indebted countries, which would then act as a bridge to creating a major European Monetary Fund. 19 Feb 2011 12:04 AM

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Distressed Debt Set to Grow as EMI, Yell Signal Second Restructuring Wave

The distressed debt market is set to grow as writedowns in the value of EMI Group Ltd.

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