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High risks for Obama in new spending fight Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:11 PM PST WASHINGTON: Barack Obama may have the upper hand against Republicans in a high-risk new spending showdown, but a drawn-out clash would likely damage the economy and put his presidential legacy on the line. Pat Buchanan Cut military commitments, not muscle Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:11 PM PST If an evisceration of the national defense is imminent, why did Obama not tell us in 2012? Why were the joint chiefs silent, when they are panicked now? President says states will suffer from cuts Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:11 PM PST The Obama administration tries to turn up the pressure on Republicans to avert the looming budget cutbacks. GOP governors take a pragmatic turn Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:10 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" Many Republican governors who worked to thwart much of President Barack Obama’s first-term agenda are shifting gears and softening their rhetoric now that his run was extended for four more years and they’re facing their own re-election. ‘Argo’ takes best picture at the Oscars Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:10 PM PST ‘Argo’ takes best picture at the Oscars by David Germain Ap Movie Writer Published Feb 24, 2013 07:05PM MDT Los Angeles • Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. From the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize. “There are eight great films that have every right, as ... Lawmakers dispute records for private gun sales Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:08 PM PST A dispute over whether to require record keeping for private gun sales is holding up a compromise between Republican and Democratic senators over expanding background checks for firearms transactions, one of President Barack Obama's top gun control priorities, people familiar with the private talks said Sunday. Obama to governors: 'We've got more work to do' Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:08 PM PST President Barack Obama is calling on governors of both parties to work with him. How would a sequester affect Illinois? Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:02 PM PST How would a sequester affect Illinois? Less than a week before $85 billion in automatic spending cuts could go into effect, the Obama administration is getting specific about what services would be cut if Congress fails to reach a last-minute … N.J. could lose billions in Sandy aid under budget sequester npc-news.northjersey.com Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:01 PM PST The prolonged debate over federal aid to New Jersey to rebuild from superstorm Sandy seemed settled last month. But the Obama administration confirmed Sunday that disaster aid would be shrunk by about 9 percent this year if automatic spending cuts mandated by a 2011 law take effect on Friday. Christie's budget hinges on federal aid for storm relief npc-news.northjersey.com Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 09:00 PM PST Governor Christie is banking on the billions in federal aid for superstorm Sandy to help rebuild New Jersey and boost the state budget he’ll pitch Tuesday. In prior budgets, Christie emphasized business tax cuts and corporate tax breaks as paths to economic growth. Now his biggest budget boost is coming from President Obama.

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