>>Mean while, in Canada, home of a conservative government.
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>>http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/29/conference-board-federal-deficit.html
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>Energy development, job creation, interest rate hikes, deficit lowering...
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>The provinces are still in a spending jam but the national fiscal situation looks good up north.
>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-30/canada-economy-rises-0-1-in-may-as-oil-gas-industry-offsets-housing-drop.html
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>Think anyone in DC is paying attention? ;)

Nope - And our economy grew a bit in May too.