Politics News & Analysis: Sequester to sock vulnerable economy

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A scaled model of the U.S.Capitol building is pictured in the Dirksen Senate building in Washington, February 26, 2013. Pressure is mounting on Congress and the White House to find a way to avoid a package of $85 billion in across-the board spending cuts, known as the 'sequester' due to take effect on March 1. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

Sequester to sock vulnerable economy

Jim Tankersley

Budget cuts could help long-term growth but will be an immediate strain on the wobbly U.S. recovery.

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FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama talks about sequestration in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington, accompanied on stage by emergency responders, a group of workers the White House says could be affected if state and local governments lose federal money as a result of budget cuts. Lawmakers and the president on the brink of yet another compromise-or-else deadline Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

What the sequester would mean

The White House has released state-by-state reports on some of the programs and services that would be impacted under the March 1 sequestration cuts.
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