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Thread #95434   Message #1856952
Posted By: Amos
12-Oct-06 - 12:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: State of the Republic
Subject: RE: BS: State of the Republic
According to today's Wall Street journal:

THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT ROSE to a record $69.86 billion in August, inflated by high oil prices and American demand for imports. Exports rebounded from July's fall, rising 2.3%, but were outpaced by imports. 11:46 a.m.