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Warner: FAA deal a mixed bag

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner says a piecemeal approach to the sequester isn't going to help lawmakers agree to a grand deal that would address the nation's budget problems.

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Well-known economist backs off dire prediction about sequestration

Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, says the region's economy is still growing, housing prices are up and the unemployment rate is still low.

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Report: Private sector compensates for lost federal jobs

Sequestration has spurred a lot of grim conversation about federal job loss.

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Baltimore mayor calls emergency meeting on budget

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Pentagon sends letter to O'Malley detailing budget cuts, furloughs

The Pentagon has sent Gov. Martin O'Malley a letter on the impact of automatic federal budget cuts, including cuts at Fort Meade and Andrews Air Force Base.

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Feds face threat of unpaid leave, but it's not like 17 years ago

With no deal yet to stop automatic, federal budget cuts, the threat of unpaid leave looms for federal workers.

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IRS spares tax refunds by delaying furloughs

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A sturdier US economy can withstand budget cuts

As economic policy goes, experts say, the automatic spending cuts that kick in Friday are - to use a technical term - bone-headed.

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Frederick airport braces for sequestration (VIDEO)

Planes at Frederick County's airport could be grounded under sequestration and some people could lose their jobs.

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Who benefits if sequestration happens? (VIDEO)

March 1 is the sequestration deadline. Does anyone benefit?

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