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Playing Games with American Power

By Nina Hachigian | June 1, 2011

Yesterday, the House Republicans staged a vote--predetermined to fail-- on a measure to increase the U.S. debt ceiling. Nothing unusual here; this is standard political brinksmanship on Capitol Hill.

Unfortunately, this is not a standard political issue. American power and world economic stability are at stake.

This article was originally published in Democracy Arsenal.

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