Budget cuts forces Smithsonian to close exhibits
Some Smithsonian exhibits along Washington D.C.’s National Mall will close as a result of budget cuts.
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Furlough-fueled delays strike airports
The log jam is expected to continue as each FAA employee has to take 11 furlough days through September.
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CNN Poll: You’re feeling the forced spending cuts
It looks like the effects of the forced spending cuts are starting to kick in with Americans, according to a new national poll.
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U.S. Defense Secretary agrees to pay cut
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will give up a portion of his salary.
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Defense worker furlough notices to go out Friday
Defense workers will be forced to stay home one day a week.
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Budget cuts close air control towers
The federal government will close 173 air traffic control towers at small- and medium-size airports on April 7 because of forced spending cuts.
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White House to cease tours on March 9
Visitors to Washington D.C. hoping to take a tour of the White House will soon be out of luck.
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Boehner unsure if spending cuts will hurt economy
Although he argued in a recent op-ed that the sequester would threaten “U.S. national security, thousands of jobs and more.”
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Some programs spared from the sequester
While some services are being slashed others are being spared, like social security benefits, medicaid and Pell Grants for college students.
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Suffering from sequester burnout? You’re not alone
Americans appear indifferent to the “sky-is-falling” rhetoric out of Washington with no congressional deal in sight ahead of Friday’s deadline to avert the mandatory austerity.
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Illegal immigrants released from detention centers ahead of sequester
Hundreds of undocumented immigrants are released from detention because of looming budget cuts set to take effect Friday
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Fort Lee prepares for possible impact from sequester
Automatic, federal spending cuts could seriously hurt Central Virginia’s largest military base, but civilians, not soldiers would feel it the most.
