Top of the Hour: President Obama’s Budget, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Moving from continued strife in the Mideast to the Capitol Hill, where lawmakers await President Obama’s budget proposal. The three trillion dollar budget for 2012 includes cuts to public health and the military and boosts spending for education and research.

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