As the new congressional committee charged with finding up to $1.5 trillion in additional federal budget cuts met yesterday, a Republican member said he will leave the bipartisan panel if it weighs more Pentagon cuts. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), a military-budget supporter who is not running for reelection, said yesterday he told the deficit panel he would quit if it tries to cut defense by more than already mandated in the first wave of the deficit-cutting deal the White House…
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