Budget Deficit Rises To $120 Billion In October

Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 12:09pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The budget deficit rose in October, the first month of fiscal year 2013, as looming negotiations over expiring tax cuts and imminent spending reductions dominated the post-election political landscape.

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