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Debt Ceiling Crisis Countdown News Updates: Will the U.S. Default on our National Debt? Live Blog

Time is running out as the deadline for congress to raise the U.S. debt ceiling to avert a national default is less than 24 hours away. However, there's good news as inside sources on Capitol Hill say that a bipartisan bill to raise the nation's $16.7 trillion debt limit has been reached in the Senate.

The Debt Ceiling Crisis Explained: What Would Happen if the U.S. Defaults on Our National Debt

The deadline for congress to raise the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling is less than 48 hours away, and yet, the federal government remains shut down while congress remains deadlocked over partisan politics.

Government Shutdown 2013 News Update: How Shutdown May Lead to Economic Crisis

Because the U.S. government has been shut down for four straight days without an end in sight, there is a growing concern that the stalemate in congress will merge into a much more complex fight in mid-October over raising the federal debt ceiling.

Debt Ceiling 2013 Crisis: Treasury Warns of Sept. 30 Deadline; Things You Need To Know

In a reprise of a standoff between President Obama and House Republicans from 2011, the debt ceiling is coming up for political debate in Washington again, and once again the consequences could be dire