s & p downgrades us debt , page-73

And the US gov. plots revenge:


(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor's improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years before the financial crisis, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.


Full article at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/18/us-mortgage-probe-sp-idUSTRE77H0LK20110818