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Army bracing for budget cuts: Training, child care and more to be impacted by April
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 months ago
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The Army would lose $12 billion, and $461 million would come out of money that was expected to be spent in the Evergreen State this year, according to a report obtained by The News Tribune. The pain wont really begin until April when furloughs of
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Cuts could hurt National Guard, military buildup
Tamuning :: Guam | 3 months ago
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Pacific Daily News Filed Under About 2,000 Department of Defense civilian workers on Guam face the possibility of furloughs when automatic federal spending cuts are expected to take effect. The Guam National Guard said its force's readiness for
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Cutting into bone is no way to trim defense
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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With the clock running out before sequestration starts Friday and triggers $85 billion in cuts to defense and domestic spending this year and $1.2 trillion over the next decade, perhaps a quick math and history lesson might be useful. From a math
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Pentagon unveils plan to tap potential of mobile devices (Reuters)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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Journey Invite friends to discover what they are reading by connecting to Facebook. Connect with friends on Facebook and start sharing new and exciting content. The Pentagon unveiled a plan on Tuesday to ultimately enable the Defense Department's 600,
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ABC Hypes Obama's Sequester Warnings, Spins Cuts as Sounding 'Like a Disaster Movie'
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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ABC on Sunday continued to hype Barack Obama's hyperbolic claims about sequester cuts. World News reporter David Kerley played a clip of the President and then insisted that $85 billion in spending "sounds like a disaster movie." Kerley warned, "
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Pentagon: Furloughs will hurt workers badly if no budget deal is reached
Pentagon has issued furlough warning to the Congress, saying that 800,000 Defense Department civilian workers will experience shortening of their work weeks and hence reduction in their salaries if automatic spending cuts go into effect on
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Without deficit-reduction plan, Defense Department's civilian employees face furloughs
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 3 months ago
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More than 1,460 Air Force civilian workers in Nevada will be getting furlough notices along with the "vast majority" of 800,000 civilian workers in the Defense Department if the White House and Congress don't agree on a deficit-reduction plan,
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America's military can handle anything ... except a budget cut | Michael Cohen
Baghdad :: Iraq | 3 months ago
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Members of the U.S. military retire its ceremonial flags signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad December 15, 2011 On 1 March, the most dreaded word in Washington will become a fiscal reality
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Forced budget cuts a disaster for military
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 3 months ago
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Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma is the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. (CNN) -- During the third and final presidential debate last October, President Obama made a promise to the American people. Sequestration, a package of
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Budget cuts will mean more time at the airport
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
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ET Airport wait times will get longer once budget cuts hit. If you thought airport wait times were long, get ready for worse...And, international travelers, brace for this -- four hours to clear customs? These are likely scenarios at the nation's
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