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Is the worst over for U.S. binge borrowing? 
Salon | by Andrew Leonard | Wed, Sep 16
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In terms of sheer total dollars, the U.S. government has never borrowed as much money as it has in fiscal year 2009, which ends this month: nearly $2 trillion, according to Mark Gongloff in the Wall Street Journal.
Treasurys have withstood what could be the worst of the supply storm. Those expe...
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