Debt, debt, debt

"I remember my shock the first time the federal government spent a billion dollars. Fortunately, most of it was wasted." - R.A. Heinlein, "To Sail Beyond the Sunset"

House Democrats Clear Budget Bill for Passage

House Democrats resolved an internal squabble over a $3.5 trillion fiscal 2010 budget plan, clearing the way for final passage of the blueprint tomorrow, to mark President Obama's 100th day in office.

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