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White House Watch: Budget Battles, Cabinet Appointments and Defense Spending Promises

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2016 at 8:59pm

By John T. Bennett and Michael Cades

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White House reporter John T. Bennett recaps President Barack Obama’s final counterterrorism speech, how the White House is reacting to a potential government shutdown and President-elect Donald Trump’s evolving Cabinet. As more high level positions are filled by generals and CEOs, how will Trump’s core supporters react?

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