senate. but what would happen if the government defaulted on its loans? would it impact you? interest rates will rise. we ll be back in recession. of course, we already have a 9% plus unemployment rate. we re starting from a weak position. unemployment will rise to the double digits. we ll all pay a very significant price. first the british tabloid hacking scandal catches the attention of law enforcement here in the united states. a source tells cnn the fbi is investigating whether or not journalists working for rupert murdoch s news corporation illegally gained access to phone records of the victims of the september 11th attacks. one alleges that news corporation reporters tried to access phone records using bribes or illegal computer hacking. the new federal investigation comes as murdoch defends his company s handling of the scandal. in an interview with the wall street journal which is part of his media empire, he says that he and his management team have made, quot