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Improved Deficit Can't Last

Peter Fearon — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:24:59 CDT

The federal deficit is falling: The OMB yesterday predicted a $205 billion deficit for 2007, down from last year and half of what it was at the peak in 2004 . But the fiscal good news is not likely to last, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The OMB also predicts the...

White House Budget Director Will Step Down

M. Morris — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:46:49 CDT

The White House budget director will leave his post this summer after just over a year in office. Rob Portman departs the OMB at an awkward time, with Congress gearing up for a bruising fight over next year's federal budget. He enjoys bipartisan support that his successor, onetime Iowa congressman...

Swift Boater Gets Recess Appointment

Greg Atwan — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:35:08 CDT

President Bush doled out three major recess appointments yesterday to conservatives Democrats found distasteful. Ambassador to Belgium went to Sam Fox, a top-tier donor to Republican causes including Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the 527 that sank John Kerry’s shot at the White House.