Governors press for alternative to impending spending cuts

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Governors press for alternative to impending spending cuts

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/governors-press-alternative-impending-spending-cuts-005657999.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sXRZ7gbGjkwgPVSkIBo0gg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-24T005657Z_1_CBRE91N02NK00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pence talks with reporters as he departs a meeting about debt ceiling legislation with fellow Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="Pence talks with reporters as he departs a meeting about debt ceiling legislation with fellow Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a week before billions of dollars of U.S. spending cuts are set to begin, governors meeting in Washington ratcheted up the pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama to find an alternative to the reductions and give states more say in bringing down the federal debt. &quot;I certainly join the chorus of voices that are calling for that administration and members of Congress to come together and find more responsible cuts,&quot; said Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a Republican who served in the House of Representatives during the 2011 negotiations that led to the cuts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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