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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (L) and U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on the Defense Department's response on the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya before the Senate Armed Services C
Panetta tells Congress that budget cuts could lead to furloughs
Panetta tells Congress that budget cuts could lead to furloughs
Posted : Wednesday, 20 February 2013 09:45AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday he had notified Congress that automatic budget cuts scheduled to take effect on March 1 could lead to furloughs at the Pentagon.

(Editing by Bill Trott)

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