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Sequester a 'bipartisan failure', says Virginia's Governor
Mar 5, 2013
Virginia's Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell, says he supports federal spending cuts, including to defense spending, but that the sequester isn't balanced.
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Defense industry to largely shake off sequester...at first
Mar 1, 2013
The long-term nature of defense contracts shields the industry from short-term sequester disruptions in areas of the country that depend on military spending, such as St. Louis.
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Wielding the sequester knife: 'There is no manual'
Feb 22, 2013
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says the mechanism of the sequester cuts to the Defense Department is "dumb."
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Sequester could cut jobs outside U.S. borders
Feb 21, 2013
Cuts in defense spending as part of the sequester could ripple to suppliers outside the U.S.
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Just how would the 'sequester' affect you?
Feb 7, 2013
For one thing, 63,000 kids would get booted from Head Start.
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Pentagon cuts threaten economies in military towns
Jan 29, 2013
As furloughs loom, worries abound in Warner Robins, Ga.
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D.C.'s economy expects hit from defense cutbacks
Jan 24, 2013
Three big employers dependent on defense spending, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamic all expect cuts to their contracting services.
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Pentagon prepares for cuts -- cliff or no cliff
Dec 31, 2012
Defense contractors are already cutting back as the war in Afghanistan winds down.
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Defense education, training programs at stake if no fiscal deal reached
Nov 30, 2012
If a deal isn't reached on the fiscal cliff, the Defense Department faces half-a-trillion dollars worth of cuts across the board. So why can't lawmakers come to an agreement?
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The fiscal cliff explained (with help from Hollywood)
Sep 28, 2012
You've heard warnings about the economic disaster that could happen if Congress fails to avoid a fiscal cliff. But what is the fiscal cliff anyway? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch enlists the support of his friends Thelma and Louise in this three-minute explanation.
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