Budget policy as prayer
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July 23, 2014

Budget policy as prayer

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office last week issued one of its periodic long-term budget outlooks. Its themes are distressingly familiar. There is no balanced budget in sight. Under favorable

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