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DoD Furlough Warnings Don’t Sway GOP

Julie Samuel

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

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The Pentagon notified Congress yesterday that it will furlough most of its civilian employees starting in April if “sequestration” budget cuts kick in March 1. The notice, though, had no obvious impact on the congressional gridlock over stopping the cuts, and the Pentagon said there’s little Congress could do in the coming months to make those reductions more manageable. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent letters to congressional leaders yesterday giving them the legally required 45-day notice about the potential furloughs,…

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