FOXNews.com: Obama signs bill averting government default

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Obama signs bill averting government default Feb 5th 2013, 01:57 Published February 04, 2013 Associated Press WASHINGTON –  President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this year. The legislation temporarily suspends the $16.4 trillion limit on federal borrowing. Experts say that will allow the government to borrow about $450 billion to meet interest payments and other obligations. The Senate gave the bill final approval last week and sent it to Obama, who signed it Monday shortly after returning from Minneapolis. Democrats and Obama had warned that failure to pass the bill could set off financial panic and threaten the economic recovery. The bill includes a provision attached by House Republicans that temporarily withholds lawmakers' pay in either chamber that fails to produce a budget plan.

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