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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jackie Calmes / The Bulletin
September 29, 2012
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Barack Obama campaigned for president on a promise to cut annual federal budget deficits in half by the end of his term. Then came financial calamity, $1.4 trillion in stimulus measures and a maddeningly slow economic recovery.
Now, despite small annual improvements,....
