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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Planet Money

Episode 273: When The U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt

Andrew Jackson.

August 7, 2012 On today's Planet Money: The legend of the national debt. Where the debt came from, what happened the one time we paid it all off, and who came up with the whole debt-ceiling idea in the first place.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

It's All Politics

Obama Gets 'Royal' Treatment (From Opponents)

King Andrew the First

November 22, 2010 Obama joins the long American tradition of presidents who've been accused of acting like kings. Going all the way back to George Washington, presidents have been accused of putting on royal airs.

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