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The national debt has grown significantly in recent years due to rising annual deficits. A deficit occurs in any year the government spends more...

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national debt Indicators

U.S. Total National Debt
$16,755,788,437,042
Projected Debt
Projected Interest Costs
Debt Owned By Foreigners
Debt Held by the Public
$11,887,081,948,562

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Concord in the News

U.S. Deficit Narrows to $642 Billion in Budget Agency Estimate
May 15, 2013 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Pressure Easing for Deficit Cutting After CBO Report, Economists Say
May 15, 2013 - MarketWatch (The Wall Street Journal)
Federal Deficit to Drop Well Below $1 trillion
May 14, 2013 - The Washington Times

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The (Tab)ulation Blog

Health Care Reform Consensus and Increasing "Skin in the Game" -- Post Two of Three

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 9:48 AM
There Is Consensus On Health Care Reform Next Steps -- Post One of Three

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 7:57 AM
Driven to Distraction -- and Creative Accounting

Monday, April 29, 2013 - 9:32 AM
Might Health Care Reform Be the 'Grand Bargain'?

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 1:52 PM
New Simpson-Bowles Plan Could Play Vital Role in Moving Towards Compromise

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 2:49 PM

Can Foreign Creditors Avert America's Day Of Reckoning?

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