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Why Canceled White House Tours Are Sinking Obama on the Sequester

The Sequester

GOP-fanned outrage over Americans’ ruined travel plans is starting to sink Obama. By David Freedlander.

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The sequester kicked in two weeks ago. By the time the automatic spending cuts are fully realized, it could cost the country more than 700,000 jobs, shave more than $200 billion off the GDP, and result in longer lines at the airport, fewer inspectors examining the safety of the food...

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