The simple message from Moody's to Germany is that it won't retain its AAA rating if the eurozone continues on its course of muddling through each successive crisis.

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Since AAA screening isn't part of a routine checkup, doctors believe the 200, 000 patients diagnosed each year far understates the real number.

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But AAA spokesman Jeff Sundstrom says familiarity doesn't make the high prices any easier to take.

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Because if you were, you know, an AAA-rated corporation, you didn't have any problem borrowing money.

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"Certainly from our perspective, we don't think that would be consistent with the UK maintaining its AAA status, " he said.

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You can't apply any other discounts or promotions from third parties, such as AAA. And you may not receive hotel loyalty points depending on where you book.

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The spread between AAA corporates and 10-year Treasuries, according to my charts, hasn't been wider in 20 years.

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Meanwhile, Moody's Investors Service said the U.S. government's AAA-rating is safe, though it noted it could be at risk if it doesn't reign in its public debt.

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Meanwhile, Moody's Investor Service said that the United States government's AAA-rating is safe, but warned that it could be at risk if policymakers don't reign in its massive public debt.

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