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Debt-Ceiling Compromise a Double-Edged Sword for Dems, Republicans

By Tim Fernholz and Theresa Poulson

Updated: June 22, 2011 | 8:24 a.m.
June 22, 2011 | 7:16 a.m.

Vice President Joe Biden, March 22, 2010. (Richard A. Bloom)

How do both parties make it out of debt-ceiling talks unscathed?

(Photos by Getty Images, video by Theresa Poulson)

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