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Cut Taxes and Spend

Remember when Bush said last night that non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending growth had been cut from 15% under Clinton to 1% under his administration? Turns out those numbers are 2.5% and 8.2% respectively. If Bush plans to beat Kerry with a tax-and-spend stick, here's a stick Kerry can use to swing back.

Chart from the Congressional Budget Office, click to enlarge.