US Deficit Shrinks to 135.2 Billion in November
The Treasury reports November deficit of 135.2 billion, 21.4 percent below November 2012. For the first two months of the budget year, the deficit totaled 226.8 billion, down 22.7 percent from the prior year, signaling improving finances.
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Flight calls face strong opposition in poll
The AP-GfK poll shows 48 percent of Americans oppose voice calls on planes while 19 percent support them with 30 percent neutral. Among fliers opposition is stronger as FCC prepares to review a decades-old ban and decide whether to allow in-flight calls.
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FDA moves to phase out antibiotics in meat production
The FDA plans to ask pharmaceutical firms to voluntarily stop labeling drugs essential for human medicine as acceptable for growth promotion in animals. A major company has already said it will stop using those antibiotics for growth, requiring prescriptions for animal illness. The move aims to cut antibiotic resistance and protect public health.
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