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U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing

GAO-08-395CG Published: Jan 02, 2008. Publicly Released: Jan 02, 2008.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the 2008 Economic Forecast Forum in Research Triangle Park, NC on January 2, 2008. Major topics include federal spending, social security spending, medicare spending, medicaid spending, and fiscal challenges for state and local governments.

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Auditing and Financial Management
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