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    National Debt Clock Maxes Out

    The nation's debt has grown so large that the national debt clock in Manhattan has to be replaced.

    Taylor Magenheim
    by Taylor Magenheim

    Community Contributor

    The clock was put up in 1989 when the US had a $3 trillion debt. But now in 2008, the clock doesn't have enough spaces to show the $10 trillion debt we've reached. Plans are currently being made to solve the problem by next year. The problem with the clock...

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