Reid: Replace automatic cuts in short increments Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:28 pm, Tuesday, January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that lawmakers should redouble their efforts to replace looming across-the-board cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs with alternative spending cuts and tax hikes. Republican controlling the House had led the battle to avert sequestration last year by ... Read More