First Word: Obama wants a big budget deal

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First Word: Obama wants a big budget deal

At a retreat this afternoon, President Obama told House Democrats he wants a "big deal" on the budget and to stop “governance by crisis.”

President Obama speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va. on Feb. 7, 2013.ASSOCIATED PRESS

Feb. 7, 2013, 4:10 PM EST

By Sarah Muller

At a retreat this afternoon, President Obama told House Democrats he wants a “big deal” on the budget and to stop “governance by crisis.”

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