S&P is under fire from politicians for downgrading the United States from AAA to AA+.

标准普尔由于把美国主权信用评级从AAA调低为AA +而备受政界人士批评。

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Indeed, nearly 98% of countries ranked AAA were either at that rating, or the AA level, 15 years later.

实际上，十五年过后，原先国债被评为AAA级国家要么还是这个级别，要么就是AA级。

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It's a billion-dollar business, but most of it goes to the major-league-affiliated teams (Class A, AA and AAA), which break even only by dint of help from their major league parents.

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Plus, world trade is conducted in dollars, so long as the dollar remains the global benchmark currency, going from AAA to AA and maybe even AA- someday will unlikely impact demand for U.S. government bonds.

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The sophisticated design makes charging batteries foolproof since up to four multiple-sized batteries (AAAA, AAA, AA, C, D, 9 Volt, and lantern batteries), can be charged simultaneously.

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