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Budget tricks helped Obama save programs from cuts

April 12, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last week's hard-won agreement to avoid a government shutdown and cut federal spending by $38 billion significantly eased the fiscal pain by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight of hand and going after programs President Barack Obama had targeted anyway....

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