Get ready for the sequester cuts

Salon writes, Friday is the deadline for Congress to reach a deal to prevent the sequester from going into effect, which would mean $85 billion in automatic, Draconian spending cuts. Things are not looking good. Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will likely hold votes before Wednesday on the Democrat and Republican plans to prevent the sequester, respectively. But both measures are expected to fail. From the Washington Post: The Democratic plan would delay the sequester until January, replacing the across-the-board cuts with a mix of…

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