Many 2011 budget cuts, but little real-world effect

By David A. Fahrenthold / The Bulletin
February 10, 2013

Late on the night of April 8, 2011, Washington’s leaders announced they’d just done something extraordinary. They had agreed to cut the federal budget — and cut it big.

“The largest annual spending cut in our history," President Barack Obama called it in a televised speech. To prevent a....

Read complete article