U.S. Employers Add 262000 Jobs in February
U.S. payrolls grew by 262000 in February, the strongest gain in four months, with hiring across manufacturing construction retail health care and business services. Unemployment rose to 5.4 percent as more job seekers entered the labor force.
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Bush budget forecasts deficits over 200 billion annually
The Congressional Budget Office projects deficits exceeding 200 billion annually through 2015, totaling 2.58 trillion over the decade. CBO raised its 10 year cost for Medicare spending and prescription drug coverage, increasing the cumulative shortfall by about 125 billion since January. House and Senate committee plans await. Judd Gregg and Jim Nussle urge fiscal discipline and GOP support for spending restraint.
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Bush taps career scientist to lead EPA
President Bush nominates Stephen L. Johnson to be EPA administrator, the first insider to head the agency in 35 years. Johnson, a biologist and pathologist, will push air and water rule changes, including mercury emission limits, and advance the president's "clear skies" bill stalled in committee.
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