Pentagon recalls most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown

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Pentagon recalls most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-recall-most-furloughed-civilian-defense-employees-u-175632463--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/93MOKuRlzSErkdGNTgWKpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-05T221629Z_2_CBRE9941JVJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-NAVY-SHOOTING-REPORT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey hold media briefing" align="left" title="Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey hold media briefing" border="0" /></a>By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of around 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the U.S. government shutdown, a move that could greatly lessen the impact of Washington infighting on the U.S. armed forces. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said a legal review of the &quot;Pay Our Military Act,&quot; signed by President Barack Obama on Monday on the eve of the shutdown, would allow him to bring most civilians back to work next week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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