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Prison staffer furloughs averted by Eric Holder, Justice Department
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts.
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Sequestration 2013: Pentagon furlough notices to go out Friday, report says
A Pentagon official says furlough notices will likely begin to go out to employees on Friday, Government Executive and Federal News Radio report.
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Sequestration effects felt at National Mall
With no plans in sight to end sequestration, more details are emerging on how the forced cuts could impact Americans. The latest casualty could be summer fun on the National Mall.
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White House tours: Obama open to tours for kids
"What I'm asking them is, are there ways, for example, for us to accommodate school groups who may have traveled here with some bake sales," President Obama said regarding White House tours. "Can we make sure that kids, potentially, can still come to tour?"
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Maryland airports fight to keep towers
The airports in Hagerstown, Frederick, Easton, Salisbury and Middle River are on a list of 238 small and mid-size airports across the country that might lose their control towers. The FAA is looking to cut costs after automatic federal budget cuts went into effect earlier this week.
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Budget battle: Obama's wooing could break logjam
Republicans say they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggest the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress may finally yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that could cost Americans jobs.
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Obama: Outreach to GOP aimed at ending gridlock
President Barack Obama says he's reaching out to lawmakers from both parties in hopes of untangling the gridlock that has stymied progress on budget issues in Washington.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: House bill would restore Navy shipbuilding ability
Thousands of private shipyard workers would avoid possible layoffs -- for now, anyway.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: GOP proposes cash infusion for Navy
The legislation could avert layoffs of thousands of private shipyard workers.
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Budget cuts to close 6 D.C. area airport towers
Six airport towers in the Washington region will shut down due to federal budget cuts. The six are among 149 announced by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.
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Sequestration 2013: Lawmakers, activists call for end of sequestration
Activists say they've collected the signatures of hundreds of thousands Americans calling on Congress to stop the sequester.
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Sequestration 2013: Military services may suffer once cuts kick in
Services provided to the military outside of their annual salary may be among the major things to be cut once sequestration measures kick in, Federal News Radio reports.
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Sequestration 2013: HUD to furlough all 9,000 employees for seven days
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will furlough all 9,000 of its workers for seven days between May and August due to impending sequestration cuts, Federal News Radio reports.
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Senate Democrats prepare government funding bill
The bipartisan measure comes as Washington separately girds for weeks of warfare over the longer-term budget.
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Survey: Many conflicted on government spending cuts
Most Americans want government austerity, a survey shows, but they also want increased spending on a host of popular programs: education, crime fighting, health care, Social Security, the environment and more. Less for defense, space and foreign aid.
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Peter Franchot; Diabetes Cost on the Rise; Snow & Ice Safety
2/7/2013
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Winter Driving Tips; The Politics of Sequestration; Fighting Poverty
2/05/2013
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Sequester cuts kick in: First work full work week after cuts
Monday marked the beginning of the first full work week of the federally mandated sequester cuts. 800,000 civilian Defense Department employees are now preparing for the worst.
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