Upstairs* Obama's pick to replace Peter Orszag to run the Office of power and Budget is inheriting a federal deficit that has topped $1 trillion with three months left in the federal government's fiscal year. The registered deputy Press: "In its monthly budget report, the Treasury task said Tuesday that through the first nine months of this budget year, the deficit totals $1 trillion. That's down 7.6 percent from the $1.09 trillion deficit run up during the same period a year ago." In the meantime, Republicans are blocking extra pocket money on unemployment perks and job start-up bills...

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