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 * link: URL::http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/our-national-debt-shall-not-be-questioned-the-constitution-says/238269/
 * source: publication::The Atlantic
 * title: title::headline::Our National Debt 'Shall Not Be Questioned,' the Constitution Says
 * sub-headline::In a time that increasingly resembles the Great Depression, Congress shouldn't play politics with raising our debt ceiling
 * summary: summary::For the Obama administration to adopt the broad reading of Section Four would be bold (and I hasten to say I don't expect them to do it); but it would hardly be unusual in the recent discourse of presidential power--especially the Republican party's theory of the presidency.
 * date: when posted::2011-05-04 7:00 AM EST
 * author: author::Garrett Epps
 * topics: topic::2011 US debt ceiling