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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Did the Obama administration have significant levels of deficit spending?
<|assistant|>
Yes, the Obama administration had significant levels of deficit spending. In his first three years in office, President Obama more than doubled the national debt, increasing the federal debt from $11.9 trillion in 2009 to $16.3 trillion in 2012. This increase in debt was largely driven by his stimulus package, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and a series of auto industry bailouts.