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Federal Domestic Spending Increased A Record 16%
The Census Bureau reported Thursday that federal domestic spending reached $3.2 trillion in 2009. The "largest chunk" -- about 46 percent -- "went to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, entitlement programs that are projected to swell as the population ages." The Washington Post reports.
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