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Pentagon cutting jobs, maintenance due to budget fears: official

The Pentagon has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary and term employees and cutting maintenance on ships and aircraft in an effort to slow spending due to fears of new defense budget cuts, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Friday.

 

GOP pressures Obama on defense cuts

The Republicans used their Saturday radio address to pressure President Obama over possible defense cuts.

 

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