Deficit and the Presidential Race According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the Federal deficit will reach a record $422 billion this year. Both the president and his challenger say they will cut the deficit in half in the next few years.
British, Irish Leaders Meet to End Stalemate British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern appealed today to the Irish Republican Army to disarm and disband.
Hockey Lockout Before the first skate will even scratch the ice, the second lockout in a decade will delay the start of the National Hockey League's season.
