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Westfield Officials Discuss Local Impact of Debt Default

Mayor and others discuss impact.

With less than a week before a deadling to raise the nation's debt ceiling, business leaders and local officials nationally are beginning to examine the consequences of failure to pass the bill. President Obama and Republican congressional leaders are currently debating cuts to the federal budget as part of a larger deficit reduction plan tied to the debt ceiling.

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