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Leon Panetta: “It would be a disaster if sequestration happens, not only in terms of the amount of money that would be taken out of…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
It would be a disaster if sequestration happens, not only in terms of the amount of money that would be taken out of defense, but also in the way it would be taken out.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta warns about the disastrous effects of sequestration on defense funding.

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