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Budget cuts blowback

What does smaller government look like? The budget standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans means Americans may soon find out, and the picture the Obama administration sketches is downright scary.

By Alan Fram | Updated on February 15, 2013
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What does smaller government look like? The budget standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans means Americans may soon find out, and the picture the Obama administration sketches is downright scary.

Cuts in the Navy’s Pacific operations of one-third. Furloughed food inspectors forcing nationwide closures of meat and poultry plants. Ten thousand laid-off teachers. A $1 billion reduction in the relief fund for disaster victims. Less secure airline flights and longer waits on airport security screening lines. Reduced monitoring of air pollution, oil spills and hazardous waste.

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