WASHINGTON, DC: Just how far have budget deficits drifted off the radar screen of presidential politics? Here’s one indicator: Last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its annual “Budget and Economic Outlook” report -- a detailed examination of White House and congressional policies -- and hardly anyone paid heed. The inattention is striking because the report was full of sobering news.

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