Budget deal praised by White House, budget hawks as preferrable to another shutdown

House-Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan compromise ona budget deal Tuesday that could forestall another government shutdown in January. The budget deal would soften the blow of sequester with targeted cuts in military programs, but would not extend unemployment for those out of work past 26 weeks. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who [...]