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White House blames Republicans for U.S. credit rating downgrade

Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating on Tuesday. The White House in a statement said they disagreed with the decision and blamed Republicans, who they say were "cheerleading default." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
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