Barack Obama: Pentagon

President Barack Obama Dept: WASHINGTON - Republicans controlling the U.S. House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the Border Patrol from the across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The measure would leave in place automatic cuts of 5 per cent to domestic agencies and 7.8 per cent to the Pentagon ordered by President Barack Obama Friday night after months of battling with Republicans over the budget and president Barack Obama welcomes his new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, as he speaks to members of the media at the start of a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2013. From left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Obama and Hagel. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The effort is part of a huge spending measure that would fund day-to-day federal operations through September and head off a potential government shutdown later this month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.