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Congress

Obama Wins Second Term, Shaping Defense Budget Talks

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

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Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president Tuesday during an election when voters ousted some military policymakers in Congress. Obama said the United States is “defended by the strongest military on Earth” during his acceptance speech in Chicago early Wednesday morning, when he also called for addressing the federal deficit. The Democratic president’s triumph over Republican challenger Mitt Romney will immediately shape the near-term debate in Washington over defense budget cuts. Obama, like Romney, opposes the $1.2…

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