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After a months-long, tension-filled, high-stakes run of negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling, President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act on Tuesday. 

Congress approved the agreement to raise the $14.3 trillion debt limit by $2.1 trillion just hours before the administration warned it would begin defaulting on its obligations.

As the threat of a national default has come to a close, at least for now, it's time to take a look at the lighter side of the debt-ceiling negotiations.

The serious debate sparked numerous parodies and comedic efforts. Some mocked the stalemate in Congress, some pushed an agenda and others tried to explain policy. 

From rapping about "making it rain" with taxpayer dollars to mocking self-righteous politicians for their rhetoric, the denizens of Washington found themselves on the receiving end of much political satire.

Click through to watch, and maybe laugh, at these videos, songs and e-cards that take a few jabs at the debt-ceiling showdown.

Debt! -ceiling rap | NPR's Carl "60 Cent" Kasell | Funny or Die | E-card

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | The Daily Show | Jimmy Kimmel | Conan

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