GOP Senators Unveil Bill To Spare Pentagon From Automatic Defense Cuts [View all]

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By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON — Republican senators are trying to spare the Pentagon from nearly $500 billion in cuts that will kick in automatically next January because the congressional deficit-cutting panel failed to find a way to reduce spending.

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President Barack Obama says he will veto any effort to undo the automatic cuts affecting the Pentagon and domestic programs to reduce spending.

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