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AP 2010-02-08

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Presenting his second major set of economic proposals in 10 days, President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan for more than $3 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade, saying all Americans, and specifically the wealthy, will be asked to s

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKENDANCHOR: The nation's infrastructure received an overall grade of D- plus in a report card published this week by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the same grade the group issued in 2013. Among the 16 cate