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Bush Administration’s 2009 Budget Talking Points

Bush Administration’s 2009 Budget Talking Points

Budget & Tax,  | Our Take
Feb 4, 2008 | 20 sec read | Print Article

10:50 a.m. — These talking points were just emailed to us. Wanted to make sure that you had a chance to see them.

FY2009 Budget Pocket Card (pdf)
FY2009 Budget Fact Sheet (pdf)
President Bush Meets with Cabinet, Discusses Budget (html)

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