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...knows how difficult it is to run for president from the chaotic House, so he needs to develop a track record of being the one true man among the scoundrels -- the keeper of the flame." Kasich's larger problem is with the political and economic tides; with the budget surplus estimated at $34 billion and counting, shrinking the government just doesn't seem as urgent as it used...
...Gore is at the convention to stump for Democratic congressional candidates who would use the budget surplus to "save Social Security first." This must be the backup plan. After all, who needs Social Security if there's plenty of work as a private...
...Clinton held a Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday to announce the good news: The nation's budget surplus is expected to hit a whopping $39 billion this year. "America can now turn off the deficit clock and turn on the surplus clock," he said, adding: "This is, of course, very good news for the American people...
...Budget Surplus. Tax cuts, pork, Social Security reform--after years on a fiscal diet, watch Congress try to divide the spoils of these fat years as it hungrily eyes the unexpected revenue filling the government's coffers...
Overlooked in last week's discussion, for example, were the astronomical odds against even a gifted athlete's making it to the major leagues. Far more important than the shortage of black and Latino professional coaches and general managers is the huge surplus of inner-city youngsters who don't think they have to hit the books so long as they can crash the boards, or the opposing quarterback. That self-destructive attitude gets reinforced every time a high school sports star gets special treatment over an A-student classmate; every time a multimillionaire pro like Golden State Warriors guard...