Are we in a recession or not? Experts have been debating what’s going on after figures released last week showed that while the U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, job growth continues to be strong.

Of course, things are falling along political lines – Republicans say we are, Democrats say we’re not. Does everything have to be about politics?

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Daryl Cagle, Cagle.com

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#2. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#3. John Cole, Scranton Times-Tribune

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#4. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#5. Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

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#6. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#7. John Cole, Scranton Times-Tribune

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#8. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#9. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#10. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.