Obama's Pentagon Cuts Not What They Seem
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For those of us who believe the U.S. government is spending more on defense than it needs to, President Obama's budget on Monday will bring what sounds like welcome news: The administration is expected to propose a $78 billion reduction in defense spending over the next five years.
Unfortunately, there's a lot more to the story.
Read more here.
This article was originally published in CNN Money.
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