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In 1998, the federal government recorded its first

budget surplus in more than 25 years. Now, after

an extended period of deficits and three consecutive

years of surpluses, both the White House Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional

Budget Office (CBO) have projected annual

budget surpluses for at least the next decade. The

turnaround in the outlook for the U.S. government's

finances is stunning. Under current policies, budget

projections show that publicly held government

debt, which is currently a little more than $3.5

trillion, will be eliminated by around 2010-perhaps

earlier if the economy continues to grow faster than

anticipated.1

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