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First Word: Obama wants a big budget deal

At a retreat this afternoon, President Obama told House Democrats he wants a "big deal" on the budget and to stop “governance by crisis.”
President Obama speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va. on Feb. 7, 2013. (File photo by Charles Dharapak/AP)
President Obama speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va. on Feb. 7, 2013.
By Sarah Muller

At a retreat this afternoon, President Obama told House Democrats he wants a "big deal" on the budget and to stop “governance by crisis.”

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