Bush Budget Links Dollars to Deeds With New Ratings By RICHARD W. STEVENSON WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 � The $2.13 trillion budget plan that President Bush will send to Congress on Monday for the first time formally assesses the performance of government agencies and programs and to some degree links their financing to the grades they receive, administration officials say.
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