Balanced Budget Amendment

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1. Wikipedia: Balanced Budget Amendment
2. Patriot Petitions: A Balanced Budget Amendment... and Tax Reform to Match
3. Chicago Sun-Times: "Balanced Budget Must Wait" (December 13, 2007)  
4. National Review Online: Romney for President (December 11, 2007)
5. Senate.gov: "Graham, DeMint Introduce Balanced Budget... Amendment" (November 13, 2007)
6. Google News Search: Balanced Budget Amendment
7. Video: Sen. Kent on the Balanced Budget Amendment (Time: 57:00)

Balanced Budget Amendment Recent News Stories

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• AOL News: "Ron Paul For President...of What?" (December 31, 2007)  
• Salon.com: "I Admit that I don't have my Shtick Down" (July 20, 2007)  
• Bloomberg.com: "Edwards, Clinton, Obama Skirmish on Iraq, Health Care in Debate" (June 4, 2007)  

Balanced Budget Amendment Background

Balanced Budget Amendment and The Constitution

• Wikipedia: Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act
• Brookings Institution: "Hearing on the Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution" (2005)
• Office of Public Affairs: Secretary Rubin Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (1997)

Balanced Budget Amendment and Presidential Support

• CNN.com: "Iowa's GOP Governor Another Backer of Balanced Budget" (1997)  
• Reason Online: "Unbalanced Amendment" (1995)
• The New York Times: "A Convention That's Uncalled For" (1987)  
• William J. Clinton Foundation: "Presidential Letter... on Balanced Budget Amendment" (1993)
• The American Presidency Project: "Ronald Reagan ... for the Balanced Budget Amendment" (1982)

Balanced Budget Amendment and Congressional Support

• GovTrack.us: S.J. Res. 24 | H.J. Res. 1 (104th)
• Senate.gov: U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions on the Balanced Budget Amendment (1997)
• Cooperative Individualism: "Should the Senate Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment...?" (1997)  

Balanced Budget Amendment and Deficit Spending

• Wikipedia: Deficit Spending
• The Heritage Foundation: "Why a Tax Limitation/Balanced Budget Amendment is Needed...?"(1997)
• The New York Times: "House Debates Deficits and Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment" (1992)  

Balanced Budget Amendment Commentary and Criticism

• The Heritage Foundation: "The Balanced Budget Amendment: The Wrong Answer..." (2004)
• OMB Watch: Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment (2004)
• National Taxpayers Union: "Balanced Budget Amendment: Best Defense Against Deficits" (2002)
• Slate Magazine: "The Balanced-Budget Amendment" (1996)  
• BusinessWeek: "A Balanced Budget Amendment Could Unbalance the Economy (1996)

Balanced Budget Amendment Message Boards and Blogs

• Talking Points Memo: Jeers and Cheers
• Right Wing News: Why We Need A Balanced Budget Amendment
• Debate Politics Forums: Balanced Budget Amendment
• RoadBikeReview Forums: Who's for a Balanced Budget Amendment Now?
• Democracy Forums: Should the US have a Balanced Budget?