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<p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px;" align="left"><img src="http://www.onenewsnow.com/uploadedImages/MarkHendrickson.jpg" border="0" alt="Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson (Ctr for Vision &amp; Values)" title="Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson (Ctr for Vision &amp; Values)" hspace="3" vspace="3" align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 9px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;" /><a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/archives.aspx?col=Dr.%20Mark%20W.%20Hendrickson" style="color: #0e4d8b; background: inherit;"><img src="http://www.onenewsnow.com/uploadedImages/Media/Images/columnists_archives_button.jpg" border="0" alt="columnists archives button" title="columnists archives button" hspace="3" vspace="3" align="right" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 9px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;" /></a>Brace yourself. This isn't going to be pleasant. If you're in a bad mood or get easily upset, you may wish to pass on reading this article.<br /> <br />The country is in even worse shape economically than we thought. We awoke on February 14 to find that this year's federal budget deficit is going to be larger than previously projected -- a record $1.65 trillion.</p>
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