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    Republicans Slam Obama's Stopgap Sequester Fix

    Congress is on a week-long recess with massive spending cuts scheduled to take effect at the end of next week. Washington is reportedly getting resigned to the so-called "sequester." At the White House today, the President warned of dire consequences.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Congress is on a week-long recess with massive spending cuts scheduled to take effect at the end of next week. Washington is reportedly getting resigned to the so-called "sequester." At the White House today, the President warned of dire consequences. "It won't consider whether we're cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day; it doesn't make those distinctions." Jake Sherman reports on Congress for Politico.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jake Sherman

      Politico

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Pre-school Education Being Oversold?
    1. 0:00Republicans Slam Obama's Stopgap Sequester FixYou’re reading this
    2. 7:32Is Pre-school Education Being Oversold?
    3. 40:50Multimillion-dollar Diamond Heist in Brussels
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