Obama Proposes Few Spending Cuts in Programs That Aid Charities

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The $3.8-trillion federal budget that President Obama has proposed for 2011 largely avoids major cuts in many social-service programs and even adds money to some.

For example, the president would increase spending on Head Start and Early Head Start, which provide education and other help to children. Mr. Obama wants an additional $989-million for the programs in fiscal 2011, an increase of more than 13 percent, to serve 64,000 additional children and families that are covered by the

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