James Bowers, dressed as Uncle Sam, asks people if they can "spare a trillion", as they walk past him in the rain outside the front of Federal Hall, near the New York Stock Exchange, October 28, 2009. A group of activists from DefeatTheDebt.com dressed up as Uncle Sam to raise awareness of the US government's deficit of close to $12 trillion. [Agencies] ![Activists raise awareness of US govt deficit](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/gif/site1/20091029/0013729e48090c53562426.gif)
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