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House expected to vote on health bill Saturday
House leaders put in motion the machinery to hold a rare Saturday vote on the most far-reaching expansion of the health-care system in more than 40 years.
 
Budget 101
A narrated guide to this year's budget proposal and a look at the federal budgetmaking process.

2008 Budget Proposal

Budget by Functional Category

SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget

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• The Budget Deficit
• Receipts and Outlays
• Spending Categories

Where the Money Will Go

President's budget plan would dramatically increase military spending and squeeze federal health care programs and most domestic agencies to achieve his goal of eliminating the deficit by 2012.
 
More Funds for Security
Slow Growth in Health
New Spending for No Child Left Behind
More for Energy Research
A Boost for National Parks
Girding for an uphill battle for recruits: Obesity, poor education make many younger people unfit for military (Post, November 5, 2009)
 
Health bills too timid on cutting costs, experts say: Proposals make only trims where broader changes are needed, critics argue (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
IN NEW JERSEY: Christie bests Corzine in election for N.J. governor (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
Policies sought to add jobs without piling on the deficit: Unemployment could hobble economy for years, official warns (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
POLITICS DIGEST: POLITICS DIGEST (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
States to play key role in reform: Health proposals delegate choices Result may 'depend heavily on where you live' (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
States likely to shape health reform: MANY CHOICES UP TO THEM
Result may 'depend . . . on where you live' (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
Mark Esper (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
Democrats challenged on cost of health bill (Post, October 31, 2009)
 
House Democrats pull together on health care: BILL SIMILAR TO SENATE'S
Months of talks yield $894 billion package (Post, October 30, 2009)
 
House health-care reform bill to include public option (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
McDonnell critics question ideology: SOME SAW AGENDA IN LEGAL OPINIONS
'My goal was . . . the right answer under the law' (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
A senator in a hostile climate (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Centrists unsure about Reid's public option: Citing principle and pragmatism, moderate Democrats stay on fence (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Economics of climate change in forefront: Senate panel takes up bill, setting stage for fight over estimates (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
A rain-or-shine exercise in exercise (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Reid says bill will include a public option: Approach lets states opt out Moderates wary of government involvement (Post, October 27, 2009)
 
For labor and management, rebalanced interests (Post, October 27, 2009)
 
If you build a coverage mandate, will they come? (Post, October 26, 2009)
 
A congressman, a lobbying firm and a swift path to earmarks: Democrat supported funds for tech companies, many of which supported him (Post, October 26, 2009)
 
The Take: New life for the public option (Post, October 25, 2009)
 
Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all: As White House pushes expansion, critics cite errors, drop-off in care (Post, October 25, 2009)
 
Fact Checker: A case of mistaken assumptions about Deeds and taxes (Post, October 25, 2009)
 
House Votes (Post, October 25, 2009)
 
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