Bob Woodward: Obama Made Big Mistake on Sequester
From CNBC.com Economy Headlines
February 25, 2013 - 1:20pm
Obama thought that Republicans could never stomach cuts to the Defense Department, which constitute half of the reductions in the sequester. Obama may have been wrong, the Fiscal Times reports.
February 25, 2013 - 1:20pm
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