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Steve Sack cartoon: Debt ceiling

By Steve Sack Star Tribune

January 7, 2013 — 7:49am

Steve Sack has been editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1981. He has won virtually every award in his field, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. He was also a Pulitzer Finalist in 2004, 2016, and 2017.

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