Stephen Dinan
Washington Times
Oct. 18, 2013
U.S. debt jumped more than $300 billion on Thursday, the first day the
federal government was able to borrow money under the deal President Obama and
Congress sealed this week.
The debt now equals $17.075 trillion, according to figures the Treasury
Department posted online on Friday.
The $328 billion increase is an all-time record, shattering the previous high
of $238 billion set two years ago.
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