From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Will the Obama budget mean new consensus or continued gridlock?

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Tomorrow, President Obama is expected to take what Washington calls a risk

by proposing social program reductions that infuriate many Democrats. The White House calls that

conciliatory and hopes Republicans will agree, but they're likely to balk at the tax increases

on which the cuts are conditioned.

Social Security, Medicare, and the sequester are part of the package,

with deficit tax reform and the debt limit looming on the horizon.

We'll hear what to expect from the White House with both parties already thinking about the midterm elections next year.

On reporter's notebook later on, should the CIA stick to intelligence or serve as a

secret army? First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

President Obama will propose what the White House calls a conciliatory budget tomorrow,

with proposed cuts in Medicare and Social Security conditioned on increases in taxes.

We'll hear how both parties in Congress are likely to respond.

Is there any chance of consensus?

On reporter's notebook, what's the role of the CIA?

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