Federal Deficit

Source: news.google.com --- 35 days ago
ABC News Federal Deficit soaring, but McCain, Obama offer no answers Kansas City Star - 59 minutes ago By DAVID LIGHTMAN AND KEVIN G. HALL Just weeks before the government's fiscal year ends Sept. 30, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday projected a near-record Federal budget Deficit of $407 billion, sharply higher than White House ... Estimates say fed budget Deficit nearing $407B The Associated Press Estimates Say Fed Budget Deficit Nearing $407 Billion ABC News GovExec.com  - United Press International  - TheStreet.com  - U.S. News & World Report all 798 news articles ...

Source: money.cnn.com --- 34 days ago
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Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 36 days ago
Weak revenue growth and accelerated spending -- including an economic stimulus package that returned billions to taxpayers -- will drive the Federal Deficit to $407 billion in the fiscal year that ends this month, more than double last year's $161 billion, congressional budget analysts reported... ...

Source: blogs.usatoday.com --- 16 hours ago
This year's Federal budget Deficit nearly tripled over the past 12 months to a record $454.8 billion. Last year's barrels of red ink totaled $161.5 billion. The previous record was set just four years ago — $413 billion. Know what? The Deficit will be even bigger next year amid the mounting costs of the financial-system bailout and the recession . Read what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle... ...

Source: www.foxnews.com --- 21 hours ago
The $454.8B Deficit for 2008 is more than double the $161.5B in 2007 ...

Source: www.foxnews.com --- 35 days ago
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Source: blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com --- 7 days ago
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Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com --- 2 hours ago
Compounding terrible economic news, budget officials announced Tuesday that the Federal Deficit has soared to a record $455 billion, injecting... ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 18 hours ago
The shortfall for fiscal 2008 is even larger than had been feared. It is likely to be a key issue as the presidential race winds down. Compounding terrible economic news, budget officials announced Tuesday that the Federal Deficit has soared to a record $455 billion, injecting new urgency into the closing days of the presidential campaign about spending in Washington, including efforts to stem the financial disaster. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 16 days ago
One thing the bailout cannot do is correct the deep and long-neglected fiscal imbalances that brought us to this day. ...

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- 35 days ago
New estimates say the Federal government will run a Deficit reaching $407 billion for the budget year ending Sept. 30. ...

Source: money.canoe.ca --- 36 days ago
WASHINGTON - The Federal government will run a near-record Deficit of US$407 billion for the budget year ending Sept. 30, according to the latest Capitol Hill estimates. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 36 days ago
WASHINGTON — The Federal government will run a near-record Deficit of $407 billion for the budget year ending Sept. 30, according to the latest Capitol Hill estimates. ...

Source: www.charlotte.com --- 35 days ago
Just weeks before the government's fiscal year ends Sept. 30, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday projected a near-record Federal budget Deficit of $407 billion, sharply higher than White House projections six weeks ago and more than double last year's figure. Mammoth Federal-budget deficits feed inflation, make America dependent on foreign lenders, cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in interest payments on the growing national debt and drain capital savings from more productive investments. The widening gap between what the government spends and the revenue it brings in is sure to weigh on the next president and impede his efforts to spend on new or larger programs or to cut taxes. Yet John McCain and Barack Obama show few signs that they're ready to take tough steps to curb deficits, according to budget analysts. "I don't think either candidate is treating the Deficit, or the debt, seriously. And I don't see any proposals from either one that would make the situation any better," said Robert Bixby, the executive director of the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan budget-watchdog organization. Maya MacGuineas, the president of the bipartisan Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, said in a statement that both candidates "are promising hundreds of billions more in spending and tax cuts than they are paying for." Republican nominee McCain has promised to balance the budget by 2013, but most analysts con ...

Source: www.dailynews.com --- 35 days ago
The Federal government will run a near-record Deficit of $407 billion this year, according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimates released Tuesday. ...

Source: en.wikinews.org --- 4 hours ago
US Federal Deficit reaches record high of $455 billion ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 18 hours ago
Washington - The US government's Deficit exceeded projections for the just-ended 2007-08 budget year, hitting a record 455 billion dollars, Federal officials announced late Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Jim Nussle, director of the Off... ...

Source: www.king5.com --- 21 hours ago
A housing collapse and efforts to combat the economic slowdown pushed the tide of government red ink to the highest level in history. ...

Source: www.bradenton.com --- 7 days ago
WASHINGTON — The Federal budget Deficit hit a new record in the just-completed 2008 budget year under the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. ...

Source: www.theledger.com --- 36 days ago
WASHINGTON | New estimates say the Federal government will run a Deficit reaching $407 billion for the budget year ending Sept. 30. ...