Obama's Easy FY2012 Budget Cuts

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WASHINGTON–President Obama’s proposed FY2012 budget discretionary spending cuts is meeting resistance from Republicans–and some Democrats who will fight the president over the cutting of some social safety net programs. Here’s my post about five easy budget cuts Obama is proposing in agencies he controls–such as spend less on travel and printing. The millions saved between 2011 and 2015 are a drop in the bucket–but Obama had to put something on the table.

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