Obama: 2009-2013 - By the numbers
Is America better off now than it was four years ago when President Barack Obama took office? It depends on the numbers you want to crunch.
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Federal debt
Then: $10.6 trillion on Jan. 20, 2009
Now: $16.5 trillion on Feb. 11, 2013
National debt is the sum of all debt owed by the federal government, including the money the government has borrowed and the interest it must pay on the borrowed money.
Source: www.usdebtclock.org
Credit: The Associated Press
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