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Congress

GOP, Obama To Talk Sequestration

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

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President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers plan to meet this week about the addressing the coming “fiscal cliff” of thorny budget matters that include the scheduled start of $500 billion in across-the-board defense cuts in January. Obama indicated at the White House last Friday, during his first public remarks following his reelection last Tuesday, that he is willing to compromise with Republicans who want to enact comprehensive tax reform--changes that likely could not be made by the end of this…

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