Under the spending review the agency will cut costs by up to 23%.

In the interests of a pending trade agreement, the agency would just as soon cut the pair loose.

The agency also cut 350 jobs last year, and it is threatening 300 more layoffs in January to stem its deficit.

The original announcement about two years ago led to more than 100 entrants; last March the agency cut the field to 25.

He said his agency has not cut financing to black neighborhoods in the last two years.

The agency has already cut Spain's rating twice since September to the same level.

As Congressional support sank since then, the agency has cut everything else but new drug reviews.

Among other things, the agency has cut its complaint office to 4 workers, from 8 in January and 35 four years ago.

In March, the agency cut the price to $1.33 billion, but cut the number of installations to just 74 offices.

And the agency has cut back on overtime shifts there since April 1.