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Full Text (445 words)Bush presented a $3.1 trillion budget to Congress.
One element of the president's plan would make his tax cuts permanent, potentially costing the government more than $2 trillion in their second decade. The fiscal 2009 budget boosts security-related funding by 8.2% to about $596 billion and nonsecurity spending by 0.3% to $393 billion. It seeks to reduce or eliminate 151 programs.
Bush repeated his prediction that his policies would bring the budget into balance by 2012, ending a string of deficits.
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Obama and Clinton raced through the last hours of a Super Tuesday campaign, as Romney appealed to conservatives to derail McCain. Republican delegate rules could produce a nominee today; Democrats don't expect a clear front-runner to emerge.
Spending by interest groups in the current presidential campaign could exceed $1 billion for the first time.
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A suicide bomber struck the Israeli town of Dimon, killing one person and wounding 11 others, in the first suicide attack in Israel in over a year. Police shot dead a second would-be attacker.
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A suicide bombing blasted a Pakistani army bus in the northern city of Rawalpindi, killing at least eight people, the latest in a wave of terrorist attacks targeting the military.
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The U.S. military said it accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al Qaeda in Iraq. Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq.
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Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital. The U.N. Security Council authorized France and other nations to help Chad's government.
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Serbia's president vowed to stay on a pro-Western course after defeating a nationalist rival, easing fears of a violent reaction to Kosovo independence.
EU nations gave preliminary approval to send an 1,800-member mission to Kosovo.
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Kenya lifted its ban on live TV broadcasts as political rivals held talks despite the withdrawal of a top mediator.
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Afghan and foreign troops raided the homes of suspected Taliban militants, leaving 10 people dead. Nine suspected militants died in another clash.
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Berlusconi succeeded in blocking a bid to form an interim Italian government, making early elections that could return him to power likely.
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Sri Lanka celebrated its 60th anniversary with a parade of military might. But hours later, suspected rebels killed 13 people in a bus bombing.
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Iran launched a research rocket and unveiled a space center, steps many fear may be a cover for further work on military ballistic missiles.
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The Mormon church named Thomas Monson as president, succeeding Gordon Hinckley, who died last month at 97.
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Bush can't exempt the Navy from laws that limit the use of sonar, which opponents say harms whales, a judge ruled.
