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Boston suspect won't be treated as enemy combatant: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ethnic Chechen college student suspected in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings will not be treated as an enemy combatant in the legal process, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday. Full story

White House, defense firms discuss automatic spending cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior White House officials met with chief executives from top defense contractors on Wednesday to discuss the impact to their businesses of deep automatic federal spending cuts slated to take effect on March 1, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. Full story

White House, defense contractors discuss harm of automatic spending cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior White House officials met with chief executives from top defense contractors on Wednesday to discuss the impact to their business of deep automatic federal spending cuts slated to take effect on March 1, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. Full story

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