As President Obama asks for more money from taxpayers for his jobs plan, he’s trying to show just how serious he is about cutting a little fat out of the administration’s own budgetary diet.While no amount of belt-tightening or efficiency-finding reviews will pull the nation out of the debt crisis, the White House is intent on showing — at the very least — that it’s trying to do a better job safeguarding the taxpayers dollars it already has. By taking up the usually GOP pet cause of cutting government waste, fraud and abuse, the White House also hopes to pick up a bit of bipartisan praise. Officials note that the effort is draws in part on efficiency proposals offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).
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