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 * link: URL::http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/90659/debt-ceiling-obama-congress
 * source: publication::New Republic
 * date: when posted::June 24, 2011 12:00 am
 * author: author::Matthew Zeitlin
 * title: title::headline::The Debt Ceiling: Why Obama Should Just Ignore It
 * summary: summary::The argument goes like this: Because Congress already appropriated the funds in question, it is the executive branch’s duty to enact those appropriations. The debt ceiling, then, is legislative “double-counting,” because the executive branch is obligated to spend the money Congress appropriates, without having to go back and ask again for permission.
 * topics: topic::2011 US debt ceiling topic::US/separation of powers