2009 federal deficit surges to $1.42 trillion Current Status: Blessed (1) Change Status: BlessedPublishedUnpublishedRestoredQuarantinedDuplicatedCensored Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:31 PM businessus-newspoliticsusunited-statesdeficitdanger Tweet Discuss: ! keyboard shortcuts: V vote up article J next comment K previous comment