Deficit eases in first quarter 2012 but high by standards
The Treasury reports an 86 billion dollar December deficit and 322 billion for the first three months of the budget year, 47 billion below last year. A shifting accounting quirk and political debate over taxes and spending shape implications through Election Day. Washington officials defend Obama recess appointments to the CFPB and NLRB, amid GOP criticism. A separate Seattle incident describes a high speed wrong way chase on I 5 ending with a driver’s arrest. A Los Angeles medical case notes a donor and host heart patient resuscitated by a defibrillator in a rare double heart procedure.
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Haiti Recovery Slow Two Years After Massive Quake
Two years after the 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquake Haiti remains slow to rebuild. Many still live in camps amid violence risks, job scarcity, and ongoing cholera. aid penetration remains weak while governance improves under President Michel Martelly. The Inter-American Development Bank urges turning aid rebound into sustainable growth and formal jobs.
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US Adds Troops and Ship Power in Middle East
The Pentagon quietly shifted combat troops and warships to the Middle East after warnings from Central Command. About 15,000 U.S. troops are now in Kuwait, with two Army infantry brigades and a helicopter unit added as a quick reaction force. The carrier Carl Vinson and Stennis now operate in the Arabian Sea to deter Iran over its nuclear program and potential closure of the Hormuz Strait.
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