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Governors Call for $1 Trillion Stimulus to Offset Budget Cuts
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U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance | U.S.
reuters.com — PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in... aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a ... (more) U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal ...
Report Places 2009 Budget Deficit at $1.2 Trillion
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Report Places 2009 Budget Deficit at $1.2 Trillion
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State Money: Obama Set To Battle GOP
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , "At least 44 states faced or are facing shortfalls in their budgets for this and/or next year." This past week, meanwhile, a group of Democratic governors urged Obama to pass a $1 trillion stimulus -- far larger than that which has been anticipated -- to help stem the fiscal bleeding. ...

State Money: Obama Set To Battle GOP
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... , "At least 44 states faced or are facing shortfalls in their budgets for this and/or next year." This past week, meanwhile, a group of Democratic governors urged Obama to pass a $1 trillion stimulus -- far larger than that which has been anticipated -- to help stem the fiscal bleeding. ...

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