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The long-awaited details of President Obama's $3.4 trillion spending plan total more than 1,500 pages. A separate tome, which is weighted heavily toward the Pentagon, details programs targeted for elimination.
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Democratic lawmakers vow to fight White House efforts to trim $17 billion from 121 government programs, presaging the battle Obama will face within his own party to control spending.
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President Obama announces his budget plan, which is to trim 121 government programs by $17B. His goal: to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.
President Obama says the U.S. stands with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the effort to defeat al Qaida and its terrorist allies.
Secretary Locke, a member of Obama's Auto Task Force, takes us inside the collapse of the Chrysler deal due to bankers' reluctance to keep it out of bankruptcy.
Ruth Marcus on those who crave power and those for whom it seems immaterial.
President Obama welcomed an odd pairing to the White House: Rev. Al Sharpton and former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
Who's who and who's where in Obama's White House.
Track and analyze the timing, demographics and connections of Obama's senior political appointments.
Coverage of the ongoing economic crisis and the $787 billion stimulus package that President Obama recently signed into law.
President Obama and the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to stop the Taliban and al Qaeda. Lara Logan reports.
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