Republican Ryan's budget sets political course for party in 2014

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Republican Ryan's budget sets political course for party in 2014

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republican-budget-proposes-deep-cuts-social-programs-143537137--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vz_MFdNFvdXSUMYyHc.LMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-01T223956Z_2_CBREA3014JL00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Paul Ryan attends Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill" align="left" title="Rep. Paul Ryan attends Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, the leading Republican voice on budget policy, rolled out a fiscal blueprint on Tuesday that calls for deep cuts in domestic programs, increased defense spending and a goal of erasing annual deficits within a decade. Ryan's budget has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate. But for the November congressional elections, it will serve as a manifesto of Republican priorities - a plan the party will use to draw contrasts with Democratic President Barack Obama's push to trim federal spending more gradually, boost taxes on the wealthy and increase protections for lower- and middle-class Americans. He would cut social programs such as food stamps and Medicare, the national insurance program for older Americans.</p><br clear="all"/>

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