Largely out of sight, deep in the labyrinth of the federal bureaucracy, Jimmy Carter is preparing for what may be the biggest battle of his presidency. As a keystone of his anti-inflation campaign, he has vowed to limit the red ink in the 1980 budget, which takes effect next October, to less than $30 billion. That will mean chopping as much as $18 billion out of the normal spending for programs that many people have come to take for granted. So department by department, determined Administration budget...
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