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Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts

Published February 28, 2013

In Washington, the deadline is fast approaching (Midnight Friday) for President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress to avoid $85 billion worth of mandatory budget cuts aimed at reducing the deficit. As VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, some conservative members of Congress see the implementation of the budget cuts as a victory.

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