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Obama official says new budget won't be pain-free
By News on Feb 13, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will send Congress on Monday a $3 trillion-plus budget for 2012 that promises $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by freezing many domestic programs for five years, trimming military spending and limiting tax deductions for the wealthy....Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament
By News on Feb 13, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been keeping up pressure for immediate steps to transition to democratic, civilian rule after forcing Hosni Mubarak out of power....Boehner urges Obama to back immediate budget cuts
By News on Feb 13, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that he wants President Barack Obama to support Republican efforts to make deep cuts in this year's budget as a down payment in the effort to attack soaring deficits....Egyptian army takes down tents on Tahrir Square
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo....Protesters press for voice in Egyptian democracy
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CAIRO (AP) -- On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers promised Saturday to abide by the peace treaty with Israel and eventually hand power to an elected government. Protesters, still partying over their victory in pushing Mubarak out, now pressed for a voice in guiding their country's move to democracy....