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Obama Signs 2-Year Budget Deal

HeadlineNov 03, 2015

President Obama has signed a two-year bipartisan budget deal, averting a potential default and raising the debt limit until after he leaves office. The deal boosts military spending caps while cutting Social Security disability benefits and Medicare payments. New revenue would come from sales of U.S. oil reserves and the use of public airwaves by telecommunications firms.

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