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Obama unveils budget cuts

May. 7, 2009
President Obama today offered a more detailed look at his 2010 budget proposal, which includes recommendations to cut funding for 121 federal programs and save $17 billion in 2010, CNNMoney.com reports. "There is a lot of money being spent inefficiently, ineffectively, and -- in some cases...
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Programs for poor Americans could see the biggest federal budget cuts this year, the Washington-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said Friday.

Analyst urges more budget cuts in Calif.

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Mass. House OKs $22.5 billion budget

BOSTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts House on Thursday night approved a $22.5 billion budget for fiscal 2004. The proposal calls for deep cuts in aid to cities and towns, higher education and health care programs, but no new taxes to address a $3 billion budget deficit.

Mass. panel proposes 'grim' budget

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Illinois budget proposal: $52.4 billion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 9 (UPI) -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich laid out a budget that plugs a $5 billion deficit through spending cuts, revenue shifts and increased fees. Blagojevich said his budget emphasizes education, public safety and health and human services but cuts hundreds of jobs in oth
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch