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Moderate Dems Balk Over Obama Deficit

Right wing of the president's party will fight to shave budget

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Mar 11, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama may be president, but it’s Congress that passes the budget, and moderate Democrats are the ones holding the keys to the federal treasury, reports Time. Obama’s 2010 budget calls for $3.6 trillion in federal spending. And though deficit-hawks appreciate the... Read full story »

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