Economists worry that Iraq, deficit will be drag on growth

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's request for $87 billion in new spending for Iraq and Afghanistan will worsen already gloomy forecasts for the budget deficit -- sending it above the half-trillion-dollar mark next year -- and could ultimately translate into weaker economic growth in the United States.

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