Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.

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Do voters want moderates out of D.C.?

MADRID — The tens of thousands of unionists who clogged this city’s grand boulevards on a rainy May Day all had their story — of jobs lost or social benefits trimmed, of anger at government policies they insist are making things worse. Read full article > >

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In Spain, fear grows that budget cuts are worsening nation’s crisis

A museum in Italy has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions out of pocket.

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Museum burns art in cuts protest

We have been hearing for quite some time that budget cuts are coming to agencies, and they are now here. The Government Printing Office and the Internal Revenue Service have offered buyouts, and the General Services Administration and others are looking to do the same. The Defense Department has announced reductions that will affect military service members and civilian defense employees in all branches and many DOD agencies. These cuts are real, and there are more to come as the government is learning to do more with less. Read full article > >

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State and local government jobs are options for those making the move from federal service

Aggressive measures helped reduce gang violence in a city that is notorious for it. Then the budget cuts came.

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In Salinas, Fighting Gang Violence on a Shoestring

The Pentagon took the first major step toward shrinking after a decade of war, announcing a proposal for budget cuts that is fraught with political risk.

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Pentagon Cuts Would Affect Raises, Insurance and Base Closings

In an unusual appearance in the Pentagon briefing room, President Obama put his mark on a new military strategy driven by $450 billion in Pentagon budget cuts over the next decade.

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Obama at Pentagon to Outline Cuts and Strategic Shifts

With deeper budget cuts looming, the Pentagon is starting to cut back by trimming the Defense Department’s civilian workforce. The Army said Thursday it is moving forward with plans announced in July to cut about 8,700 positions, using a mix of early retirement offers, buyouts and attrition to trim the jobs by the end of the fiscal year in late September. Read full article > >

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Army slashing 8,700 jobs as budget cuts begin

Federal employees fearful of a third year of pay freezes and steeling themselves for deeper budget cuts have a chance next week to eat away their sorrows. GovLoop , a social media network often referred to as “ The Facebook for Feds ,” is hosting a “Free Food Trucks for Feds” event next Thursday in the Federal Triangle neighborhood near the offices of about a dozen federal agencies. Read full article > >

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Fed up federal workers to feast on free food

We need more transparency about the post-Iraq, post-Afghanistan Defense Department that can accept budget cuts over the next 10 years of $460 billion. And if the sequester of an additional $600 billion or more takes place beginning in fiscal 2013, would it “hollow out the force” and create “risks” because of threats we won’t be able to deter? Read full article > >

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How much defense is enough in the Asia-Pacific region?

Members of the “super committee” charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts are focused on how to announce failure to reach a deal, aides tell CNN.

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Failure is likely outcome, say debt committee aides

Here is a surefire way to cut $7.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Do nothing. That’s right. If Congress simply fails to act between now and Jan. 1, 2013, the tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush expire, $1.2 trillion in additional budget cuts go through under the terms of last summer’s debt-ceiling deal, and a variety of other tax cuts also go away. Read full article > >

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How we can succeed through supercommittee’s ‘failure’

Amid budget cuts and testing pressures, some New York teachers and principals have stretched money, space and time to prioritize movement during the school day.

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At New York Schools, Finding Time for Exercise

Huge budget cuts in Texas to family planning have forced Planned Parenthood and other clinics to lay off staff and shut down some locations.

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The Texas Tribune: Planned Parenthood Struggles After State Budget Cuts

The BBC is to announce how it proposes to make budget cuts of 20% as a result of the freeze to the licence fee.

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BBC set to announce budget cuts