Obama threatens veto of House GOP spending cuts

(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Courting confrontation and compromise alike, House Republicans shrugged off President Barack Obama's threat to veto legislation to cut federal spending by trillions of dollars on Monday while simultaneously negotiating with him over more modest steps to avert a potential ...

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