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on March 1, 2017 in World News

Trump Proposes 37% Cut to State Dept Budget, Graham Says ‘Dead on Arrival’

by John Hayward The White House has indicated a desire to slash 37 percent of funding from the budget of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, which currently has a combined budget of just over $50 billion. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) swiftly declared the proposal “dead on arrival” and said it would be a “disaster.” “President Donald Trump is developing a federal budget that officials said would add more than $50 billion to the base defense budget. The increase would be made possible by significant cuts elsewhere, officials said on Monday, particularly to the State Department and… View Article

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on March 1, 2017 in World News

CNN Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans Saw Trump Speech as ‘Positive’

by Joel B. Pollak A CNN poll of Americans who watched President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening showed that nearly four out of five had a “positive reaction” to the speech. The survey, conducted among 509 respondents with a 4.5% margin of error, showed that 57% had a “very positive” reaction to the speech, while 21% had a “somewhat positive” reaction, adding up to 78% “positive” overall. Only 21% of those who watched the speech had a “negative” reaction. In addition, 69% of viewers thought that the speech “would move the country in… View Article

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