Posted AT 1:04 PM EDT on 20/12/04
Bush pledges 'tough' budget to rein in deficit
U.S. President George W. Bush has pledged to halve his country's deficit within five years.
Mr. Bush promised Monday to bring in a tough budget in the new year that “fits the times.”
“It's going to be a tough budget, no question about it,” he told reporters at a year-end press conference at the White House.
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