It's not just taxes: Benefit cuts divide Democrats

 
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Modified: November 28, 2012 at 10:22 pm | Published: November 29, 2012   

— It's not just about taxes. There's another big obstacle to overcome as Congress and President Barack Obama work to skirt the fiscal cliff: deep divisions among Senate Democrats over whether to consider cuts to popular benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

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Much of the focus during negotiations seeking an alternative to $671 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts beginning in January has centered on whether Republicans would agree to...
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