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"And supporters of Israel have begun a campaign to make sure the Jewish state receives the full amount of military assistance promised by the United States"–these people are so nervy…

March 14, 2013

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Clamor to Be Spared the Pain as Budget Cuts Descend

By ROBERT PEAR
Published: March 13, 2013

WASHINGTON — Construction companies are lobbying the government to spare their projects from across-the-board cuts. Drug companies are pleading with the White House to use all the fees they pay to speed the approval of new medicines.

And supporters of Israel have begun a campaign to make sure the Jewish state receives the full amount of military assistance promised by the United States.

A frenzy of lobbying has been touched off by President Obama’s order to slice spending this year by $85 billion, divided equally between military and civilian programs. The cuts have created new alliances and strange bedfellows.

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