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By Justin Wingerter Staff Writer jwingerter@oklahoman.comA nearly monthlong partial government shutdown has forced 636 federal workers in Oklahoma to file unemployment claims. That figure, released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on Thursday, offers the starkest evidence to date that the 28-day-long-and-counting shutdown has jeopardized the financial well-being of Oklahoma's federal workforce.Read more on NewsOK.com

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