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Obama, leaders to meet Friday on budget cuts
President Barack Obama will meet Friday with congressional leaders to discuss the looming budget cuts due to sequestration, an Associated Press source says.
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Laurel residents brace for the sequester
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The residents and business owners of Laurel are understandably opinionated about sequestration. The decade-long trillion dollar spending cuts could have a big impact on this community.
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Federal furloughs would take effect in April
Davidson interview February 25, 2013
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White House details automatic budget cuts nationwide
The White House began releasing lists for each state on Sunday of potential effects of automatic spending cuts set for Friday. Among the first to be detailed is Virginia, which would be deeply affected.
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That was the week that was
Burkman and Fowler interview February 22, 2013
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Sequestration 2013: District of Columbia impact due to budget cuts
On Sunday, the White House released state-by-state reports on the potential impact that sequestration would have on all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Here is the report regarding D.C.
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Sequestration 2013: Virginia impact due to budget cuts
On Sunday, the White House released state-by-state reports on the potential impact that sequestration would have on all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Here's the one regarding Virginia.
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O'Malley, McDonnell oppose automatic federal cuts
The $85 billion in cuts that are scheduled to begin taking effect Friday would have a big impact on Maryland and Virginia due to proximity to the nation's capital.
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Kerry takes case on Syria to Europe, Mideast
Secretary of State John Kerry embarked Sunday on his first official overseas voyage in a diplomatic mission to bring new ideas to capitals in Europe and the Middle East on how to end nearly two years of brutal violence in Syria.
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President Obama argues military affected by looming cuts
President Barack Obama says there's no way to make automatic budget cuts less damaging by giving him the authority to decide what to cut.
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Unemployed could see checks cut by 9 percent under sequestration
If the automatic spending cuts take effect on March 1, they will impact people who can least afford to lose income: The long term unemployed could see their checks cut up to 9 percent if sequestration kicks in.
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Sequester Cuts Loom; Diagnosing & Treating Lung Cancer; Spay & Neuter Day
2/26/2013
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School funding for students with disabilities in jeopardy
Nearly half of the sequestration cuts in education would affect students with disabilities - $24 million worth of cuts in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. Ryan Sahlin is one of them.
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SCOTUS nixes Virginia appeal in case of low IQ inmate
The Supreme Court has rebuffed Virginia's request to reinstate the death sentence of a convicted killer who claims he is too mentally disabled to be executed.
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Sequestration 2013: Maryland impact due to budget cuts
On Sunday, the White House released state-by-state reports on the potential impact that sequestration would have on all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Here's the report on Maryland.
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White House details sequester impact if inaction continues
The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame.
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McCain: President Obama should have Camp David budget summit
Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama should invite lawmakers to Camp David or the White House to hammer out a last-minute deal to avert deep budget cuts set to start taking effect at week's end.
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With budget cuts looming, what will this mean for your food?
One part of the total $85 billion cuts across the federal budget that are set to start kicking in this Friday as part of sequestration is hitting close to home – our dinner table.
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