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Author Richard Brookhiser says some of the nation's founders would be astounded by the amount of national debt today.

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** FILE ** Lu Qing, wife of avant-garde artist and outspoken government critic Ai Weiwei, listens during an interview in Beijing on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

In this Feb. 9, 2011 photo, the logo of ITA Software is displayed at the company's office in Cambridge, Mass. Government officials are letting Google proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software. The deal will establish the Internet search giant as a key player in the online travel market.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Illustration: Banking regulation by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK: Adm. Gary Roughead (left), chief of naval operations, and Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps commandant, testify to the House Armed Services Committee about ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for homosexuals. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A man who goes by the Internet alias "Forest Intelligence" looks at the "Jasmine Movement" website at a cafe in Seoul. He oversees the recruitment of volunteers and maintains the website. (Associated Press)

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Inside the Capitol, Democrats and Republicans are trying to reach a compromise on the fiscal 2011 budget before the money runs out at midnight Friday. (Bloomberg)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray listens as Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton talks Wednesday about her attempts to get Congress to allow the District to spend its own funds for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Her attempt failed an a federal shutdown would affect many facets of life in the city. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine autographs campaign signs at his campaign kickoff in Richmond on Wednesday. The former governor says the state can teach the federal government a thing or two about economic prosperity, fiscal responsibility and a tradition of balance and civility. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Steven Spielberg withdrew his involvement in the Beijing Olympics, but activists want a bolder approach from the American cultural community.

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Barry Bonds goes through security as he arrives at a federal courthouse for his perjury trial, Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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** FILE ** In this file photo taken Feb. 23, 2011, three Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif. Dish Network Corp. said Wednesday, April 6, 2011, it won the auction for Blockbuster Inc. with a bid valued at $228 million in cash.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

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"We have a moral imperative ... to stand up and do what is necessary to fix this country," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said of his budget proposal that reduces government spending by $5.8 trillion over the next 10 years. (Associated Press)

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Customers are starting to find increased prices even at Wal-Mart, which has branded itself as a discount retailer. (Associated Press)

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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen here addressing Ohio Republicans in Cleveland on March 30, took another step in his GOP presidential bid, leasing office space in a Minneapolis high-rise. (Associated Press)

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This undated artist rendering provided by Space Exploration Technologies (Space X), shows Space Exploration Technology's new rocket Falcon Heavy. On Tuesday, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space X unveiled plans to launch the world's most powerful rocket since man went to the moon. (AP Photo/Space Exploration Technologies)

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This undated artist rendering provided by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), shows Space Exploration Technology's new rocket Falcon Heavy. On Tuesday, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of (SpaceX) unveiled plans to launch the world's most powerful rocket since man went to the moon. (AP Photo/Space Exploration Technologies)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner warned of a financial crisis if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling. He projects the U.S. will reach the current ceiling by no later than May 16. (Associated Press)

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The world's first Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where oil production and sales are likely to benefit from the political upheavals in neighboring countries. (Associated Press)