In 1998, the federal budget
A. saw its first surplus in thirty years.
B. had paid off the national debt.
C. had cut military spending in half from its Cold War peak.
D. set a record for deficit spending.
E. was one-third smaller than it had been six years earlier.
Answer: A
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