
The Debt Ceiling Looms
By THE NEW YORK SUN
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After this season of indulgence, it will be time to trade egg nog and Buche de Noel for club soda and carrot sticks. But can you imagine giving up such staples as alcohol, shopping, elevators, newspapers, cell phones, dining out, television, taxis, coffee, cursing, chocolate, and multitasking? That’s what Mary Carlomagno did, though not all at once.

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By MATTHEW RICE
|After this season of indulgence, it will be time to trade egg nog and Buche de Noel for club soda and carrot sticks. But can you imagine giving up such staples as alcohol, shopping, elevators, newspapers, cell phones, dining out, television, taxis, coffee, cursing, chocolate, and multitasking? That’s what Mary Carlomagno did, though not all at once.
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