federal_deficit_surges_to_record_usd413_billion 14 Oct 2004 1 hour, 27 minutes ago 041014 ... somebody WASHINGTON - The federal deficit surged to a record $413 billion in 2004, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, injecting the figure into a presidential campaign in which the two parties have clashed over President Bush"'s management of the economy and the budget. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=718&e=1&u=/ap/20041015/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/budget_deficit 041014 ... U.S. With inflation filtered out, the $413 billion shortfall was the worst since World War II. The government's 2004 budget year ran through Sept. 30. 041014 ... a "point" Trade Deficit Soars; Jobless Claims Rise AP - Thu Oct 14, 9:17 PM ET http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/economy "the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted level of 352,000. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out weekly changes, rose by 4,000 to a seven-month high of 352,000." 041014 ... An "amazing" newslink http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/041014/480/nyet25110141907 The U.S. trade deficit, the difference between the values of imports and exports, surged to $54 billion in August, 041014 ... Prediction OOps... * Monthly federal deficit * More than $60 billion in September, October, November, ... 041014 ... Why Not Analysts said the bad news on trade will only get worse in coming months given that oil prices have continued to soar, with crude oil hitting a new record of $54.76 per barrel Thursday. "The skyrocketing oil prices are sucking the wind out of the economy," said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors. "And the worst_is_yet_to_come." ? 041014 ... . iLink: Oil_prices & flu_vaccine_'USD_100'_a_shot 041014 ... 13 Oct 2004 * a_Point_in_time - Oct. 23 2004 * United_States_hits_debt_limit_USD_'7_4'_trillion 041014 ... a "point" To_be_precise: * a_Point_in_time - Oct. 13 2004 * United_States_hits_debt_limit_USD_'7_4'_trillion 041014 what's it to you? who go blather from