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ft.com - 2/23/2009
FT.com / World - Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013
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Barack Obama will this week set the goal of halving the budget deficit he inherited by the end of his first term, while pushing ahead aggressively on healthcare reform, climate change and education. His first budget, released on Thursday, will show the deficit falling to $533bn (€415bn, £369bn) ...
washingtonpost.com - 2/22/2009
Obama Targets Budget Deficit
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Obama Targets Budget Deficit
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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 2/23/2009
Video: Obama declares plan to cut deficit in half
— politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — President Barack Obama vowed Monday to cut the country's budget deficit in half by the end of... his first term. (more) Video: Obama declares plan to cut deficit in half

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Economist's View:  links for 2009-02-23

24/7 Wall St.:  Cutting The Deficit While Stimulating The Economy?

Dealbreaker:  Opening Bell: 02.23.09

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links for 2009-02-23
Economist's View — ... on healthcare and institutional change - The Monkey Cage As Doubts Grow, U.S. Will Judge Banks’ Stability - NYTimes.com Disagreements About Stimulus Embroil G.O.P. - NYTimes.com Late Starter - David Warsh Ben Stein Watch - Felix Salmon Principal Reduction or Interest Reduction? - Richard Green Tax Credits for Job Creation and Retention - FRBSF Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013 - FT.com Digesting the N-word - Models & ...

Cutting The Deficit While Stimulating The Economy?
24/7 Wall St. — ... According to the FT, “Revenue from the sale of emissions permits under a cap-and-trade system will help pay for the deficit reduction, along with reductions in spending on the war in Iraq and higher taxes on wealthy individuals and businesses.” ...

Opening Bell: 02.23.09
Dealbreaker — ... east is sliding into a full-blown crisis. Europe's developing economies are facing their worst economic trauma since the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. Capital is fleeing Europe's east, sending currencies sliding and threatening the region with deep declines in output and employment, and a deluge of debt defaults. Poland's industrial output in January fell at a painful 15% annual rate; its currency last week hit an all-time low against the Swiss franc." Of Budgets And Tax (FT) "His first budget, released on Thursday, will show the deficit falling to ...

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