Changes in the Distribution of Workers' Hourly Wages Between 1979 and 2009

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A new CBO study finds that the gap between wages at the top and bottom of the wage distribution has increased over the 1979 – 2009 period, but the pattern of changes at the top and bottom differed.

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Long-Term Implications of the 2011 Future Years Defense Program

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CBO projects the costs of the Department of Defense's plan for national defense for the years 2011 to 2028, providing a basis for discussions about future defense spending.

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Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 Through 2021

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CBO projects that the 2011 federal budget deficit will reach nearly $1.5 trillion, or 9.8 percent of GDP, if current laws remain unchanged. Read the full analysis in the agency's 2011 Budget and Economic Outlook.

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