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Debt Deal Squeezes Jobless, Defense

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Pentagon could slash more than $1 trillion in next decade.

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Where would the debt deal squeeze the most? The Defense Department, unemployed workers, and state and local governments are all in for belt-tightening. The Pentagon may

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