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politico.com - 2/26/2009
Budget: $2 trillion saved over 10 years
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The Obama administration's 2010 budget offers a down payment on universal health care coverage.
Obama's Budget: Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes Over Next 10 yrs, Starting 2011
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/26/2009
Obama's Budget: Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes Over Next 10 yrs, Starting 2011
— blogs.abcnews.com — President Obama's budget proposes $989 billion in new taxes over the course of the next 10 years,... starting fiscal year 2011, most of which are tax increases on individuals. 1) On people making more than $250,000. $338 billion - Bush... (more) Obama's Budget: Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes Over ...

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Budget Deficit to Hit $1.75 Trillion
online.wsj.com - 2/26/2009
Budget Deficit to Hit $1.75 Trillion
— online.wsj.com — Obama's budget blueprint, due out later Thursday, provides the government an additional $250 billion if it needs... to stabilize banks and the financial system. The budget deficit is expected to hit $1.75 trillion this year. (more) Budget Deficit to Hit $1.75 Trillion

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WHAT OBAMA'S BUDGET DOES -- AND DOESN'T -- SAY.
prospect.org - 2/22/2009
WHAT OBAMA'S BUDGET DOES -- AND DOESN'T -- SAY.
— prospect.org — The key agenda item in the budget is health care. That's what will dominate the week's message... and Obama's primetime speech. So what will the budget say? Or, as importantly, what won't it say? Health care will be financed. The two big revenue ... (more) WHAT OBAMA'S BUDGET DOES -- AND DOESN'T -- SAY.

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Politics Daily:  Christmas in February! The New Budget Is Here!

The Reaction:  Fast paced governing

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Christmas in February! The New Budget Is Here!
Politics Daily — ... * There is $634 billion allotted over 10 years for health care reform, more than half of which will come from new taxes. ...

Fast paced governing
The Reaction — ... A tax hike on wealthy Americans will fund half of the cost of the health care plan. Surprisingly some consensus seems to be emerging as the opposite ...

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