Obama Lists 3 Areas Where Legislators Can Work Together

U.S. President Barack Obama says there are three areas where he believes Democrats and Republicans can work together immediately. In his first weekly address since a partial government shutdown ended and a threat of default was defused, the president said the two parties "should sit down and pursue a balanced approach to a responsible budget" that grows the economy faster and shrinks deficit spending further. Obama said another area where they can work together was finishing the ...

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