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The first answer is simple and wrong. The second answer is more complicated but a lot closer to being right. When Obama took office, the national debt was about $10.5 trillion. Today, it’s about $15.2 trillion. Simple subtraction gets you the answer preferred by most of Obama’s opponents: $4.7 trillion. Did Jefferson really say that? Why bogus quotations matter in gun debate.
A quotation attributed to former President Thomas Jefferson, but not verified by researchers, got CNN commenters talking.
Story on ex-Marine's letter about assault weapons garnered lots of commentsThomas Jefferson quote was posted dozens of times, but researchers cannot verify itReaders shared theories about Founding Fathers' attitudes toward firearmsWhat's your favorite historical quote? Share your views on CNN iReport (CNN) -- The Founding Fathers are frequently quoted in the gun control debate, but many of those quotations turn out to be fake. The most popular comment on a recent story about gun control featured a purported quotation from Thomas Jefferson. More than 2,000 votes pushed it to the top.
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