WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and Republicans are headed for a fight over deficit reduction and spending cuts despite a conciliatory State of the Union speech that set the tone for a looming budget debate.
Obama, with an eye on his 2012 re-election bid, used his Tuesday speech to further a move to the political centre that he was forced to make after Republicans routed Democrats in congressional elections in November.
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