Sequestration: A history

POSTED: 10:31 AM PST Feb 26, 2013    UPDATED: 05:36 AM PDT Apr 04, 2013 

Take a look at the history of sequestration from its first use in the 1980s to today’s cuts.

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A few bills have been passed that in theory would avert sequestration, but in reality couldn’t pass both houses with bipartisan support.

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