Budget deficit to hit $1.2 trillon (Reuters) [13 mins][Kansas]
Reuters - The U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009, congressional forecasters said on Wednesday, presenting President-elect Barack Obama with a daunting economic challenge. | Binge drinking more prevalent amongst middle-class suburban and rural children [40 mins]
Middle-class children growing up in suburbs and rural areas are bigger binge-drinkers and drug-takers than peers in the inner-cities, an official survey has showed. |