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Budget Battles

  • Graham Threatens to Block Brennan, Hagel Votes

    By Deborah Charles, Reuters

    Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday threatened to block votes on President Barack Obama's nominees for CIA director and defense secretary until the administration gives more information about...

  • Obama to Focus on Jobs in State of the Union

    By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post

    President Obama will concentrate his State of the Union speech Tuesday on the economy, shifting the emphasis away from the broad social agenda of his second inaugural address to refocus attention on...

  • Pentagon Views March 1 Cuts Deadline with Wary Eye

    By Reuters

    The Pentagon will have to cut the size of U.S. military forces for the second time in as many years if across-the-board spending reductions of $470 billion over 10 years take effect March 1, the top...

  • U.S.-Europe Trade Deal "Within Reach"

    By ANDREAS RINKE and Robin Emmott, Reuters

    A U.S.-EU draft proposal drawn up by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk is essentially ready. De Gucht, who went to Washington this week, has given strong...

  • How the Sequester Will Affect Consumers and Business

    By Eric Pianin

    As President Obama and Republican congressional leaders clash this week over whether to allow an $85 billion of across the board cuts in defense and domestic spending to take hold beginning March 1,...