Spending Deal Revealed: What Got Cut To Avoid A Government Shutdown?

Kansas City StarSpending deal revealed: What got cut to avoid a government shutdown?Christian Science MonitorThe spending deal to avoid a government shutdown had been agreed to last Friday, but the details of the $39 billion in cuts were not released until Tuesday. An Amtrak train arrives in St. Louis from Chicago on Jan.

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