In pictures: US tackles debt crisis

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd L) holds a brief news conference outside his office with House GOP members at the U.S. Captiol July 25, 2011 in Washington, DC. Boehner announced new legislation that would raise the debt ceiling in two stages and cut $3 trillion in budget cuts. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Jul 26, 2011

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