Are Ratings Agencies Abusing Crisis for Own Ends?

Are the ratings agencies trying to restore their credibility on the backs of U.S. taxpayers? Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s, the nation’s largest credit watchdogs, are making headlines, warning of imminent downgrades of U.S. government obligations. President Obama and members of Congress have seized on these alarms, using them to create an even greater sense of urgency about raising the debt ceiling.

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