Obama Spending Cuts

The Enemies We Love

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.04.2012

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Christopher Holshek

Obama's proposed cuts, part of a strategic rebalancing towards greater investment in infrastructure, education, and other long-term sources of American strength, are relative -- at worst, they represent a flatlining of defense spending.

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Obama's Big Chance ... and his Big Choice

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.22.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The president can win the bipartisan support of the electorate. Or he can win the support of insiders from both parties, backed by billionaires and corporate think-tanks. But he can't do both.

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Sam Stein

Obama Debt Reduction Plan Calms Democrats' Concerns On And Off Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's broad new debt reduction proposal has, at least momentarily, managed to placate a community of progressive acti...

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Sam Stein

Obama Will Veto 'Super Congress' Plan That Cuts Medicare Without Raising Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will veto a comprehensive deficit reduction package if it includes cuts to entitlement program benefits but no ta...

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Federal Budget Deficit Puts Pressure On White House, Congress

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 10.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — The United States' budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a third straight year, adding pressure on Congress and the White House...

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Obama Urges Lawmakers To Reach Budget Agreement To Avert Government Shutdown

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 06.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed the House and Senate leaders Saturday to agree to a budget in time to avert what he says would be an...

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Obama Holds White House Press Conference

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defending his new budget as one of "tough choices," President Barack Obama said Tuesday that more difficult decisions about the nat...

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Ryan Grim

You Can Forget About That Budget Now: Obama Plan Takes A Number, Gets In Line

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When President Obama's 2012 budget arrived on Capitol Hill on Monday, it had to contend for space on the desktop with a document that's ...

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Obama Budget Proposal

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Less than two months after signing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans into law, President Barack Obama proposed a spending plan to Co...

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White House To Cut Energy Assistance For The Poor

The National Journal | Marc Ambinder | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government's energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefe...

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Obama Pushes Bill To Cut Earmarks, Wasteful Spending

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent legislation to Congress on Monday that would allow him to force lawmakers to vote on cutting earmarks a...

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Obama Wins More Spending Cuts Than Bush

The Washington Times | Stephen Dinan | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama notched substantial successes in spending cuts last year, winning 60 percent of his proposed cuts and managing to get Congress to ax s...

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