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September 4, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 4, 2010
"America, we are better than these last eight years." Barack Obama, August 2008.
When the GOP Wrote Federal Budgets
Hoven's Index for September 4, 2010
Federal receipts in 2009: 14.8% of GDP
Federal outlays in 2009: 24.6% of GDP
Years since 1933 that Republicans controlled the House, Senate and Presidency: 6
Years that Democrats controlled all three: 34
Years the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress: 56
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