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Decision On Defense Furloughs To Come Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision could be announced as early as today that the Defense Department is reducing the number of civilian furlough days required by mandatory budget cuts from 14 to 11 or fewer. Military officials say the Pentagon is likely to let the military services expand the types of workers that will be exempt from the unpaid day off requirements.

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