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12Acquiring nonfederal financial assets would reduce the reported unified surplus or increase the unified deficit because, under current budget scoring rules, such acquisitions would be treated as spending.
They had inquired about the proper procedure for shipping their prize home, apparently oblivious to the fact that body parts aren't considered military surplus.
3. "Tobacco Company Turns Big Guns on Foes"--Phillip Morris has acquired Russian surplus artillery and intends to shell the Justice Department.
McCain replies that there's a surplus.
President Clinton presented his 2000 budget . Highlights: a 2.3 percent spending hike, offset by an even greater revenue hike (thanks to economic growth), leaving a $117 billion surplus.