1. Should We Cut Cancer Research to Pay for More Bombers?
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... that provided for roughly equal cuts for the defense and nondefense portions of the budget. They would rather see more money come out of areas like government support for college and preschool education, ...

2. The Military Spending Fairy
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Faced with the prospect of cuts to the Defense Department's budget, the defense industry is pushing the story of the military spending fairy on members of Congress. They are telling them that these cuts ...