Obama unveils election year ‘growth and jobs’ budget (via AFP)

President Barack Obama proposed a budget Tuesday for the coming fiscal year that has less to do with managing US finances than with stemming his party’s losses in congressional elections. The mildly expansionary $3.9-trillion plan has little chance…

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