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Friday, March 29, 2013  Federal officials are advising travelers to expect longer wait times during the Easter weekend at the border crossings with Canada in western and northern New York.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Department of Defense workers in New York could be the state's biggest losers in automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take hold this week.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  The "Nuns on the Bus" tour stopped Syracuse on Wednesday. The nuns spoke against federal budget cuts proposed by the Ryan House Budget that they say target poor and middle-class families.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Federal regulation expires in July--Sen. Schumer pledges to fight to keep it

Saturday, April 09, 2011  Even the people who voted on it are not sure what's in the last-minute deal to avert a government shutdown

Monday, February 14, 2011  President Barack Obama's $3.73 trillion federal budget proposal, sent to Congress on Monday morning, includes cuts that would affect Central New Yorkers.

Monday, February 14, 2011  President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.73 trillion spending blueprint that pledges $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases.

Monday, February 01, 2010  President Barack Obama has sent Congress a multi-trillion-dollar spending plan seeking to attack double-digit unemployment and boosting this year's federal deficit to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  President Barack Obama is expected to ask for a three-year freeze on part of the federal budget when he gives his State of the Union address tomorrow night.