They will leave many families who are already stretched to the limit scrambling to figure out what to do.

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President Obama has warned the cuts will slow the US economy, eliminate jobs, and "leave many families who are already stretched to the limit scrambling to figure out what to do".

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The figure McCain announced was a compromise between those who believe such a limit is necessary for making a national policy work and those who say the industry should get no such protection.

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There were 26 people found over the alcohol limit in Lothian and Borders, four fewer than last year, while in Strathclyde the figure fell by seven to 87.

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That figure would fall to 65% within a year, and in the years after that the limit would be 50%.

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