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Manchin: 167th Airlift Wing would be hard hit by budget cuts

Automatic federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday would mean thousands of temporary layoffs for National Guard and civilian defense workers in West Virginia, including those at the 167th Airlift Wing near Martinsburg, along with reduced funding for several other programs, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday.

By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

February 26, 2013

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