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White House: Spending cuts to strike deep

It outlines how ax would hit

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: February 9, 2013 at 5:28 a.m.

The White House on Friday detailed what it said would be a painful blow to the federal work force and certain government-assistance programs if “large and arbitrary” scheduled government spending cuts are allowed to take place beginning March 1.

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