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Sequestration's impact on D.C., Md. and Va.

The White House released a breakdown of how Maryland, Virginia and D.C. would be affected.

Tags: sequester

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Obama to visit Virginia shipbuilding operation

President Obama will visit a shipbuilding operation in Newport News on Tuesday, just days before the March 1 deadline for automatic spending cuts to kick in.

Tags: newport news, shipbuilding, Leon Panetta, barack obama

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Virginia's governor to Obama: Don't let sequestration happen

Tags: Bob McDonnell, Virginia

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Sen. Rand Paul: Let the sequester go through

While Congress attempts to stave off the devastating across-the-board spending cuts known as "sequestration," Republican Sen. Rand Paul says it wouldn't be such a bad idea if the sequester goes through.

Tags: Rand Paul, Mark Warner,

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Beef, chicken prices to rise if gov't furloughs meat inspectors

Department of Agriculture inspectors could be furloughed for up to 15 days under sequestration. That would force meatpacking plants to intermittently shut down and would result in less meat in grocery stores. Prices would rise.

Tags: USDA, Nick Iannelli, FDA

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Virginia's hi-tech corridor nervous over sequestration

Virginia defense and hi-tech industries are sure to take a hit

Tags: Northern Virginia Technology Council, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, federal contractors, federal budget

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Navy: Sequestration could ground Blue Angels

A top Navy official says without a budget deal by the congressional deadline in March, a famed Navy and Marine Corps flight team could be grounded.

Tags: blue angels, U.S. News and World Report

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Concerns about the future keep top Marine up at night

It's not the combat readiness or the courage of the men and women that wear the Marine Corps uniform that keeps the commandant of the Corps up at night. It's apprehension about looming budget cuts.

Tags: Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, Budget Control Act, J.J. Green,

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Vets and the fiscal cliff: Effect of sequestration on benefits

Many veterans and their families are eyeing the fiscal cliff and the possibility that sequestration may cut into their benefits.

Tags: Max Smith, Veterans Affairs

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Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race

Tags: elections, barack obama, Mitt Romney, Hampton Roads, military spending, Richmond International Raceway, unemployment, Medicare

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