The press, which prides itself on skepticism, swallowed the balanced budget line whole.

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And he warned Congress to hold the line on spending so the budget can be balanced in 2005.

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"We have selected a balanced team - we have a quality bowling atack and a good batting line-up with players who have performed on the international stage, " said chairman of selectors Clyde Butts.

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It is part of any, we think, balanced approach towards reducing our deficits and getting our spending and revenues in line in a way that puts our fiscal house in order, reduces our long-term debt, allows for the investments that we need in education, research and development, energy technology, to be economically competitive and dominant in the 21st century.

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Many of you were involved in voicing support for such a balanced approach, even if you didn't sign on to every detail and every line item in our recommended budget.

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So the bottom line is this: Any agreement to reduce our deficit is going to require tough decisions and balanced solutions.

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