Record $14 trillion-plus debt weighs on Congress (AP)
8:13am GMT, Monday, 17 January 2011
AP - The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, topping $ 14 trillion — $ 45,300 for each and everyone in the country.
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