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Federal Employee Retirement Fund Tapped to Avoid National Debt Limit
The Washington Post; subscription may be required

Mar. 8, 2006

Excerpt: The Treasury Department has started drawing from the civil service pension fund to avoid hitting the $8.2 trillion national debt limit. The move to tap the pension fund follows last month's decision to suspend investments in a retirement savings plan held by government employees.

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