Washington, D.C.-Area Could Be Among Hardest Hit By Sequestration
March 8, 2013
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As sequestration begins, the Washington region's more than 600,000 federal workers and contractors are bracing for pay cuts, furloughs, or job cuts. Julie John Knott, a secretary at a web design contractor in Northern Virginia, has already lost her job.
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