Furloughs begin for Defense Department civilians

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 650,000 civilian Defense Department workers will begin taking the first of their 11 unpaid days off next week.

The salary cut they will see in the three months may pale compared to what officials worry could be larger scale layoffs next year.

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