Obama to spend and squeeze in budget

US President Barack Obama will unveil a $3.8 trillion (€2.7 trillion) budget today that will increase spending in the fight against unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for government programmes.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2010 - 10:43

Among the casualties is expected to be NASA’s cherished new project to build a space station on the moon.

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