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B y the time you read this, the U.S. may be on the verge of  defaulting on its loans. But we’ll have NFL football this fall! At least somebody is able to come to an agreement. These are officially the “dog days” of summer. According to Wikipedia, “In Ancient Rome, the Dog Days extended from July 24 through Aug. 24 (or, alternatively July 23-Aug. 23). In many European cultures (German, French, Italian) this period is still…