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Obama lays on charm in Congress

Jewel Samad/AFPUS President Barack Obama leaves after a meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus on the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2013. Obama Tuesday launched an unusual mission to woo lawmakers on Capitol Hill, but budget clashes with Republicans underscored the difficulty of striking a deal.

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The Christian Science Monitor

People walk toward the US Capitol on March 4. President Obama is beginning a three-day ‘charm offensive,’ with back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill with Senate Democrats (Tuesday), with House Republicans (Wednesday), and, separately, with Senate Republicans and House Democrats.

Budget whittles spending faster, still guts House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin leaves a Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, in January. Ryan, the GOP budget meister, unveils his latest budget blueprint Tuesday.

(Jacquelyn Martin/AP/File) Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget is back. Paul Ryan: Republicans wont give up on destroying the health care system. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Tuesday that Republicans would continue to push to repeal health care reform. “We believe that this law is going to collapse under its own weight… This to us is something that we’re not going to give up on, because we’re not going to give.