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U.S. President Barack Obama lays out 2017 spending priorities in final White House budget

U.S. President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama unveils his final White House budget on Tuesday with a blueprint for fiscal year 2017 that will lay out his spending proposals for priorities from fighting Islamic State to providing for the poor.

The budget for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1 is largely a political document and is unlikely to be passed by the Republican-controlled Congress.

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