Bush plays his deficit shell game
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In his final debate with Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday night, President Bush reiterated his pledge to cut the nation&#39;s record budget deficit in half by the end of one more term in office.
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Democrats are pressing ahead with long-sought budget hikes for domestic programs but are running into veto threats from President Bush, who's trying to regain his footing on spending.
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The U.S. budget deficit will balloon  to $2.29 trillion over the next decade, congressional analysts  said on Tuesday, a worse outlook than previously forecast and  one likely to stir election-year debate about President Bush's  economic policies.
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One guiding star in the &#36;2.5 trillion budget that President Bush ships Congress next month will be his goal of cutting the federal deficit in half by 2009.
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The record $3.1 trillion budget proposed by President Bush on Monday would produce eyepopping federal deficits, despite his attempts to impose politically wrenching curbs on Medicare and eliminate scores of popular domestic programs.
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President Bush's main focus during a White House economic conference next week will be big damage awards in lawsuits and the federal deficit, the White House said Friday.
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President Bush is relying on his bully pulpit to get an economic deal done, a strategy proving tough with a Senate that fumes at being bullied
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US President George W Bush has said he intends to &#39;send a signal&#39; to financial markets that he is serious about a strong dollar by tackling the US budget deficit.
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(OfficialWire) -- 11/02/04 -- George W. Bush has got some competition. It&#39;s not merely the so-called leader of the free world who wants to spend and borrow against the future
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President George W. Bush will acknowledge on Monday that a slowing U.S. economy will lead to a higher budget deficit this year and next, as he unveils a $3 trillion fiscal 2009 spending plan that would boost military funding but nearly freeze many domestic programs.
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President Bush is unlikely to defy Congress on billions of dollars in spending, but heâs likely to insist that lawmakers give more justification for their pet projects.
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Hardly anybody likes the current tax system. But as President Bush undertakes the potentially historic task of coming up with something better, he is confronting
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With his poll numbers in the tank, the President seems to be gearing up for a veto fight with Congress over a long forgotten issue  -  controlling spending
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President Bush is pushing Congress to give him more authority to slice and dice the budget, an idea that&#039;s popular with conservatives who think the White House needs more muscle to restrict federal spending.
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With President George Bush safely back in the White House, and with no need to face the voters again (American presidents are only allowed two terms), is he not duty bound finally to do something about America&#39;s terrible twins - a current account deficit
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Over the next 10 years, the nation&#39;s cumulative budget deficit will soar to $2.3 trillion, the CBO projected. And if President Bush succeeds in making his tax cuts permanent, as he&#39;s vowed to do if re-elected, the 10-year deficit could top $4 trillion.
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President Bush, unpopular nationally but still a fundraising force, is ready to put the power of the White House behind the Republican nominee for president. Exactly what his role will be is a trickier matter.