Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks
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WASHINGTON — With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit. On Wednesday night, the rating agency Fitch put…