Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and his Republican challenger, Bill Brady, traded shots over this year's state budget Wednesday. As he proposed a budget that includes tax increases, spending cuts and loans, Quinn took a swing at unnamed critics who want to implement across-the-board spending cuts, calling them "heartless and naive." Brady, who supports such cuts, called Quinn's budget a "catastrophe" and said: "I really don't want to be governor and be saddled with the albatross he's created in this fiscal mess."
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