A Stop Sequestration button that was given to Aerospace employees from Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky is seen at a rally to call to attention upcoming defense budget cuts, in West Palm Beach, Florida August 8, 2012. (Robert Sullivan/REUTERS)
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The White House has reported on the $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts that are part of last year's debt ceiling deal. But how the cuts will impact individual programs remains unclear.
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