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The NYT had an article on the response in the UK to warnings from Moody’s that it may downgrade the country’s debt because of the country’s week economy. It is worth noting that it has been roughly 20 months since the Conservative-led UK government first began to implement its austerity program. President Obama saw a resounding electoral defeat in November of 2010, 20 months after Congress passed his stimulus program.