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• The federal deficit will drop in the next couple of years. But then it's likely to start rising again.
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• 6. NO HELP YET FOR CALORIE-CONSCIOUS DINERS
• The FDA is having trouble figuring out just who should be covered by a new law requiring the listing of calories on menus.
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• 7. WHAT A FACEBOOK 'LIKE' REVEALS
• Researchers say it can indicate whether you're gay, how you vote and even if you have a high IQ.
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• 8. SODA'S RUN AS THE NATION'S FAVORITE BEVERAGE FIZZLES
• In its place? A favorite for much of history: Plain old H2O.
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• 9. WHEN TO TURN YOUR EYES TO THE HEAVENS
• Best views of the comet Pan-STARRS come tonight, when it will appear in the Northern Hemisphere beside a crescent moon.
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• 10. WHY MICHAEL VICK WON'T BE AUTOGRAPHING HIS NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• A bookstore tour is scrapped because of threats against the NFL quarterback for running a dogfighting ring.
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AP News in Brief
For the government, economic clouds are lifting for now but dire storms warnings lie ahead
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite constant budget wrangling and finger-pointing by the nation's policy-makers, the government's short-term fiscal outlook isn't all that bad. It's actually getting better -- at least for now.
• Washington is borrowing about 25 cents for every dollar it spends, down from over 40 cents just a few years ago.
• The federal budget deficit will drop to $845 billion this year after topping $1 trillion for four straight years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects. Even if Congress does nothing further to cut spending or raise tax revenues, deficits will (Continued on page 19)
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