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The gap between federal taxes owed and taxes paid stood at $400 billion in 2012. About 15 percent of taxpayers failed to pay. Read More
International trade has risen dramatically in the past 20 years, but the U.S. still runs a trade deficit, most dramatically with China.
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The U.S. spent $2.6 billion in 2012 to protect American embassies and personnel overseas. That’s an increase of more than 1,000 percent since 1998.
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The U.S. has sent almost $300 billion in military and economic aid to troubled Middle East and Central Asian countries over the past six decades - but the results suggest that we can't just buy peace.
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The number of guns manufactured in the U.S. grew to 5.5 million in 2010, up 86 percent from 2001. 310 million firearms are in civilian hands.
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The sequester is here - get the facts on what could be cut and what's safe. GET THE FACTS
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