Federal employees who work for the Army may get layoff notices before Christmas if Congress and the White House do not reach an accord on funding for the Iraq war, the Pentagon said yesterday. "This is an old budget showdown tactic--and they're using federal employees' livelihoods as leverage in a turf battle with Congress," Rep James Moran (D-Va.) said. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.