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Obama speaks on sequester
President Obama urged Congress to accept a compromise to avoid the sequester, which goes into effect March 1.
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Obama sequester

US President Barack Obama has called for a smart and balanced approach to tackling the deficit, once again saying that tax reform was as important as spending cuts.

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