Budget Deficit to Hit Record Half Trillion in 2009
The 2009 budget deficit is forecast at 482 billion dollars, a record level that could rise with Iraq funding and weak growth. Obama and McCain vow policy shifts, with Republicans pushing tax cuts and Democrats seeking health and education spending. Analysts warn the next president faces a sobering early term amid large deficits.
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Bush Allows Military Death Sentence for Ronald Gray
President Bush decided that the death sentence for Ronald A Gray, a former Army cook linked to four murders and eight rapes near Fort Bragg in 1986 87, was just. Gray remains on death row at Fort Leavenworth, with further appeals likely.
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Homeland Security to issue vigilance alert for Olympics era
Homeland Security will urge employees to review security and emergency plans as the U.S. enters a heightened alert period through next summer due to the Beijing Olympics and presidential election, with no current credible specific threat reported. The alert, not signaling a color-code change, aims to bolster threat analysis, planning, and preparedness nationwide.
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