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4. They're pretty big. The House passed a measure undoing a lot of them,

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:35 AM

Dec 2012

but the Senate isn't willing to touch that, yet.

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What are the 'cuts to the military' when we go 'over the cliff'? [View all] SHRED Dec 2012 OP

Right now it looks to be furloughs for civilians at a minimum ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #1

Its 7% I believe but that's all I think I know AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #3

They're pretty big. The House passed a measure undoing a lot of them, Recursion Dec 2012 #4

As Howard Dean said flamingdem Dec 2012 #6

Defense.. sendero Dec 2012 #5

I just responded with a similar sentiment flamingdem Dec 2012 #7

Simpson-Bowles assumed bigger defense cuts even than the sequester Recursion Dec 2012 #9

They won't be nearly enough, nor.. 99Forever Dec 2012 #8

10% on discretionary defense spending muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #10