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Old 01-30-2006, 04:08 AM  
NKYKev
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National debt breaks debt ceiling

As of January 26, the national debt, according to the US Department of the Treasury, stands at $8,190,567,748,779.48 (source) - more than $5 billion over the debt ceiling of $8,184 trillion. It is amazing that in 1987 the debt was only $2.350 trillion. Here is an article discussing the issue.

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