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News reports indicate that in his State of the Union Address, President Bush will propose $120 million in "new" job training grants at community colleges. The problem is, the proposal comes after Bush has repeatedly slashed job training and vocational education programs. In fact, over the last three years, he has proposed at least $1 billion in cuts to job training and vocational education:
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