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The Federal Coach on Obama's cabinet shuffle
Fox interview February 20, 2013
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Sequestration 2013: Lawmakers to meet on Capitol Hill to discuss impact
Lawmakers will meet on Capitol Hill Thursday morning to discuss the impact of sequestration on middle class families and small businesses.
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Panetta: 800K workers likely to be furloughed if sequestration kicks in
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday that if automatic government spending cuts kick in on March 1 he may have to shorten the workweek for the "vast majority" of the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian workers.
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Sequestration 2013: Barack Obama urges resolution as deadline looms
President Barack Obama is warning that "people will lose their jobs" if across-the-board budget cuts take effect as scheduled next week.
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Sequestration: Gov. McDonnell pushes Obama to avert sequestration
Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell says the threat of cuts from the 2011 Budget Control Act is already harming Virginia.
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D.C. sequestration rally on U.S. Capitol
Some workers are afraid sequestration will cut into their livelihood. If it kicks in in March, there will be $110 billion slashed annually from federal government spending.
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White House outlines deep cuts it may have to make
Trying to ratchet up pressure on Congress, the White House on Friday detailed what it said would be the painful impact on the federal workforce and certain government assistance programs if "large and arbitrary" scheduled government spending cuts are allowed to take place beginning March 1.
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State of the State for federal contractors
Aitoro interview February 6, 2013
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Obama calls for Congress to pass proposal, delay sequestration
The short-term plan would help the country to avoid more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in next month. Obama wants Congress to pass the smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms to delay those cuts for a few more months.
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Sequestration 2013: Pentagon employees could be furloughed one day a week
Furloughs from the sequestration would impact more than 750,000 workers in every state - from office staffers to teachers to aircraft maintenance workers.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Cuccinelli, McAuliffe tied but Bolling looms large
If Bill Bolling decides to run as a third-party candidate Virginia's race for the governor's chair, Terry McAuliffe suddenly vaults ahead of Ken Cuccinelli.
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Sequestration would cause significant cuts to National Park Service
Among the agencies that could see significant budget cuts is the National Park Service. It is taking sequestration very seriously and says the public should be prepared for reduced hours and services, and reduced hours of operations at popular spots.
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Sequestration nears as Congress goes on vacation
As March nears, lawmakers are not hard at work – they are on vacation. The time off is not sitting well with many federal workers whose financial welfare could in jeopardy.
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Sequestration 2013: Tens of thousands of workers face lay-offs
A Senate hearing Thursday was essentially a presentation of worst-case scenarios from cabinet members. Sequestration will likely lead to tens of thousands of workers to lose their jobs. Unemployment will be higher. There will be fewer teachers and larger class sizes.
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Sequestration: Federal workers, contractors brace for spending cuts
With no deal in sight before the March 1 deadline, federal workers and government contractors are bracing for $984 billion in spending cuts over nine years to federal and domestic programs.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Area Navy families already feeling sequestration
When the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier had its deployment from Norfolk scrubbed, a lot of people were forced to scramble.
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CBO: Budget deficit will drop to $845 billion
Ellis interview February 5, 2013
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The sequester and federal workers
Rose interview February 4, 2013
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