Lawmakers Aim to Stop Pentagon Cuts if Deficit Panel Fails – NYTimes.com

As pessimism mounted this week over the ability of a bipartisan Congressional committee to agree on a deficit-reduction plan, lawmakers began taking steps to head off the large cuts in Pentagon spending that would automatically result from a …

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Deficit Panel May Need Push to Meet Deadline, Lawmakers Say – NYTimes.com

With just five weeks until its deadline, a secretive Congressional committee seeking ways to cut the federal deficit is far from a consensus, and party leaders may need to step in if they want to ensure agreement, say people involved in …

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