He gave a stern warning that they were not to play games with the debt limit - America would pay the bills it had racked up.
Given the reality -- political reality that we just saw play out in this debt and deficit debate, what are the -- which one of those options is -- are on the table for him?
For the moment, the back-and-forth motion is occurring as the market continually tries to gauge how the European debt saga will play out.
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Safe-haven investor demand continues for the precious metals as the Greek debt crisis continues to play out.
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Safe-haven investor demand as the Greek debt crisis continues to play out is limiting the downside in gold and silver.
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However, selling interest in the metals is being limited by safe-haven investor demand for gold and silver as the Greek debt crisis continues to play out.
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However, it also could be that recent history will play out again and the EU debt crisis will be back on the front burner of the market place, which could further boost gold on better safe-haven investment demand.
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Rampant tax evasion has played and continues to play a significant role in the Greek debt crisis, although it does appear that in 2010 the country is going after tax cheats as never before.
During the chat, he addressed a wide variety of topics, including the role Income Based Repayment (IBR) plans can play in helping former students manage their debt, the importance of higher education, from four-year universities to community colleges and technical and vocational training, and the vital role of public education.
But when Congress does eventually confront the debt, the plan could come back into play.
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The answer depends on how US economic data, Debt Ceiling Negotiations on the national debt limit, and central bank actions will play out with popular trade strategies like shorting the dollar, buy commodities, and exporters.
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And we do not need to play chicken with our economy by linking the raising of the debt ceiling to anything.
Republicans will play into his hands of they seek to load up any debt limit increase with policies unrelated to spending and debt reduction.
One way to play the strength of the Asian tigers is the WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund (ALD).
Paulson has been arguing that in order for the rival plan to get any play in a courtroom those Lehman creditors should have to reveal their debt positions like his group did in April.
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He said no and he ensured that that will not happen, this debt ceiling will be extended, and using it to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the United States will not happen again through the end of 2012.
The Capitals, who suffer from low attendance, play in the new MCI Arena, which is already saddled with high debt.
So Qwest's best scenario may be a two-part play, breaking up its local and long-distance businesses and reducing debt along the way to make the remaining pieces more attractive.
More of that debt will be to official creditors, especially if the private bondholders play only a token role now.
These types of managers use super liquid futures contracts to play everything from soy beans to natural gas, and from copper to sovereign debt.
The latter collateral will come into play only where the cash surrender value of the policy is insufficient to meet the debt obligation.
Ten years ago, an investor eager to play the two side by side had essentially one instrument: the convertible bond (debt switchable into equity).
With no respite on the cards from a euro sovereign debt disaster and its ramifications, many investors and traders simply do not want to play.
His play-it-safe posture reflects the company's worries over the euro zone's debt crisis which has clouded the global economic outlook.
If Greeks reject the 50% controlled default on the debts they owe to the banking sector, then the arithmetic I revealed on Newsnight on the eve of the Euro summit comes into play - without a 50% haircut, and a further 130bn euro bailout, on top of 110bn, Greek debt spirals out of control and the country goes bust.
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