Voice of America: As Sequester Looms, Obama to Meet with Congressional Leaders

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As Sequester Looms, Obama to Meet with Congressional Leaders Feb 27th 2013, 19:37 U.S. President Barack Obama is to meet with congressional leaders Friday, the day $85 billion in automatic budget cuts are set to begin. The White House says the talks are designed to be a "constructive discussion" on doing something about the automatic cuts, known as the sequester. Obama has said the cuts will harm the economy, force thousands of people from their jobs, and hurt military readiness. Tuesday, the president called on Republicans to accept a plan by Senate ... Media files: 5F35D207-2DE3-459B-A0D7-B623AE8A0822_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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