Government to report on $1 trillion-plus deficit
<CITE class=vcard>By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writer </CITE>? <ABBR class=recenttimedate title=2010-10-15T02:59:45-0700>2 hrs 43 mins ago</ABBR>
<!-- end .byline -->WASHINGTON ? The [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Obama [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]administration[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] is set to report Friday that the federal budget deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the second straight year, providing critics of government spending with fresh ammunition ahead of the midterm congressional elections.
The [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Congressional [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Budget [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Office[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] is projecting that the deficit for the 2010 budget year that ended Sept. 30 will total $1.29 trillion. That's down by $125 billion from the $1.4 trillion in 2009 - the highest deficit on record--
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<CITE class=vcard>By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writer </CITE>? <ABBR class=recenttimedate title=2010-10-15T02:59:45-0700>2 hrs 43 mins ago</ABBR>
<!-- end .byline -->WASHINGTON ? The [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Obama [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]administration[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] is set to report Friday that the federal budget deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the second straight year, providing critics of government spending with fresh ammunition ahead of the midterm congressional elections.
The [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Congressional [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Budget [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif]Office[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] is projecting that the deficit for the 2010 budget year that ended Sept. 30 will total $1.29 trillion. That's down by $125 billion from the $1.4 trillion in 2009 - the highest deficit on record--
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