US - The US government could default on $20bn of social security checks scheduled to go out on 3 August unless congress is able to come to terms on how to raise the $14trn debt limit, President Barack Obama said yesterday.
In an interview with CBS news replayed on their website, Obama (pictured) said: "This is not just a matter of social security checks. There are veterans' checks, there are folks on disability. Ther...
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