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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Newport News Shipbuilding February 26, 2013 in Newport News, Virginia. Obama spoke on the impact from the sequester would be for the defense industry and its workers. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama Rejects Plan For More Say In Spending Cuts

President Barack Obama brushed off a Republican plan Tuesday to give him flexibility to allocate $85 billion in looming spending cuts, wanting no part of a deal that would force him to choose between the bad and the terrible.

2013/02/26

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks with reporters outside his office in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 7, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama, NY And NJ Lawmakers Press For Sandy Aid

Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for pulling legislation on Hurricane Sandy aid, demanding that he reverse course and allow a vote as their constituents continue to struggle with the aftermath of the devastating storm. President Barack Obama called for an immediate House vote, and governors of the two states called House inaction a “dereliction of duty.”

2013/01/02

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