Breaking the Bank
June 16, 2009

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Michael Kirk

PRODUCED BY
Michael Kirk
Jim Gilmore
Mike Wiser

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Jim Gilmore

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Mike Wiser

EDITOR
Chad Ervin

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Will Lyman

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John E. Low

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Image Bank Film by Getty Images
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Landov
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Melina Mara/ The Washington Post
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