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NEWS ABOUT: farm subsidies

farm subsidies stories: 2 news summaries

Dem Lawmakers Cry Foul
on Obama Budget Cuts

President's targets for cuts have eager defenders in Congress

May 8, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - To make an omelet, you’ve got to break some eggs. But some of the eggs President Obama broke in the list of budget cuts unveiled yesterday were golden eggs for lawmakers, and even members of his own party wasted no time in protesting, the Washington Post reports. Dems who... More »

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earmarks • student loan reform • federal budget • President Obama • farm subsidies • Maurice Hinchey

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s attempt to slash farm subsidies seems to have died on the vine, the New York Times reports. The $9.7 billion in cuts Obama included in his budget outline were conspicuously absent from the outlines the House and Senate approved Thursday, squashed by farm state lawmakers.... More »

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Barack Obama • agriculture • budget • subsidies • Kent Conrad • Obama administration • farm subsidies

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