On Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the federal budget deficit this year at one trillion two hundred billion dollars.

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Charity Navigator says the most efficient charities spend at least seventy-five percent of their budget on their programs and services.

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"I think the more the American people look at this administration's budget, the more they know we can do better,".

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Mr.Obama also said he hoped for an agreement on ways to reduce the U.S.debt and budget deficit, which are at record highs.

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At the same them, we started experiencing budget cuts since 2007, that have equaled approximately $3.6 million,".

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The national budget has not been passed, the economy is stagnant, and development is at a standstill in one of the world's poorest nations.

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At the White House, President Obama also introduced reporters to his nominee for budget director,Jacob Lew.

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"Let us take a look at the budget the president is offering,"

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Mr.Obama used his weekly address to re-focus attention on his budget plan and get it through Congress, after a week dominated by outrage over huge bonuses paid at companies that are being bailed out by the government.

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President Obama is fighting hard timing is now,". for his top domestic priority, an overhaul of the current health care system that would cost at least $1 trillion, a priority he asserts that can be achieved without adding to the federal budget deficit.

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