Coast to coast, states brace for budget shock

◼ One day after President Barack Obama signed an order to cut spending by $1.2 trillion over a decade, NBC News takes a look at how people may feel the pinch from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles. - NBC ◼ Via Drudge
◼ DC economy to take 'the worst' - NBC
◼ White House Adviser Backs Off Doomsday Forecast - FOX
◼ SEQUESTER JESTER: KERRY HANDS OUT $250 MILLION TO EGYPT - AP
◼ Tax bills for rich families approach 30-year high - AP

With Washington gridlocked again over whether to raise their taxes, it turns out wealthy families already are paying some of their biggest federal tax bills in decades even as the rest of the population continues to pay at historically low rates.

◼ AP Shocker: 'Tax Bills For Rich Families Approach 30-Year High' - Noel Sheppard/Newsbusters
◼ Dems struggle to find next triumph - Politico
◼ 'Politicians nervous' - McClatchy

Americans’ reaction to sequestration might change course of politics.