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Obama calls GOP leaders as budget cuts loom

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White House press secretary Jay Carney addresses the press at his daily news briefing at the White House Thursday.

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Signaling an attempt to break an impasse, President Barack Obama on Thursday placed calls to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell about the looming spending cuts set to kick in on March 1. Neither side reported progress, however, and aides taunted each other with Twitter messages.