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More Furloughs Possible for California

Jun. 27, 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would order some 200,000 state workers to take a third furlough day every month if lawmakers could not close a $24 billion deficit.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch