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Government

Apr. 27, 2013

Federal prosecutors dodge furloughs, but defenders are not so fortunate

Federal prosecutors can keep coming to work every day for the next five months, and will not face the 10 percent cut in pay they anticipated.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Federal prosecutors can keep coming to work every day for the next five months and will not face the 10 percent cut in pay they anticipated.


Congress approved Attorney General Eric H. Holder's budget renovations Wednesday to allocate $313 million from other areas to avoid furloughing nearly 60,000 employees for 14 days through the end of September.


Meanwhile, First Assistant Public ...

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