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Fudging the Budget

New York Times

When President Bush sent his new budget to Congress yesterday, he trumpeted a continuing decline in the deficit and projected a swing back into the black by 2012.

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Democrats Must Make Some Hard Policy Choices

Financial Times

In romping to electoral victory last November, US congressional Democrats brandished a catchy slogan – “Six for 2006” – and a mélange of legislative proposals including a fistful for their first 100 hours in power. On Tuesday, that clock starts. America and the world will be watching closely to see how well the Democrats do.

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The New York Times: Don’t Take Trump’s Word for It. Check the Data.

For more than 90 minutes last week, Donald Trump gave a rambling speech accepting the Republican nom...

The New York Times: Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire

The tide of globalization is receding, at least from American shores. Two successive presidents have...

The New York Times: What Trump Would Do To Our Economy

Originally published in The New York Times. Much to fear about another Donald Trump presidency: ...

The New York Times: America’s Broken Immigration System, In One Chart

The immigration problem Congress faces is large and complex. Let’s break it down. Between Octob...

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