STANDARD & POOR'S downgraded the debt of the United States to AA+ after the close of business Friday, a move that some analysts think could trigger the second dip of a recession.  Things are about to get really rocky.
Another bad sign: A large New York bank has so many savers hoarding cash that it's actually charging large depositors for savings accounts!
Also: The U.S. Postal Service may default; Rick Perry's Dominionist allies (please read the "Divorcing Baal" series at Herescope); and SEAL Team 6 loses over 20 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
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