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World Service,20 Oct 2004,25 mins

US Presidential Election And The Budget Deficit

Global Business

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A report on the world's most powerful economy as the US prepares to go to the polls. As the presidential election looms the programme takes a look at country's jobless economic recovery and the gap between government revenues and outgoings. The fiscal deficit promises to be a big issue when the candidates go head-to-head next month. Presenter: Peter Day.

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