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Does anyone actually believe that European elections mean anything to the American electorate? [View all]
This is what's going on inside Congress right now
To Protect Military Budget, House GOP Plans To Cut 25 Percent From Programs ‘Directly Benefiting The Poor’
The House Budget Committee is set to meet today on a new GOP plan to stave off further cuts in military spending that are mandated by the Budget Control Act’s sequestration trigger. The Pentagon will be required to trim $55 billion from its budget next year and House Republicans think they’ve figured out a way to prevent that: cut programs for the poor, the AP reports:
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/05/07/479229/house-gop-military-cut-programs-poor/
The House Budget Committee is set to meet today on a new GOP plan to stave off further cuts in military spending that are mandated by the Budget Control Act’s sequestration trigger. The Pentagon will be required to trim $55 billion from its budget next year and House Republicans think they’ve figured out a way to prevent that: cut programs for the poor, the AP reports:
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/05/07/479229/house-gop-military-cut-programs-poor/
Yet Republicans still have a edge in the generic ballot:
http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/contests/us-congressional-generic-ballot
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