Workers at naval shipyard visited by Obama fear sequester will cost jobs

The Guardian writes, Crowd's concerns contradict polls that suggest little public interest in across-the-board cuts due to be imposed on Friday Workers and management at one of the biggest naval shipyards in the US joined Tuesday to express concern over the potential damage from the latest budget standoff in Washington. As Barack Obama used the Newport News yard in Virginia as a backdrop for his latest attempt to bounce Republicans in Congress into a deal over the sequester, employees said they were concerned that the failure to reach a deal would lead to layoffs. The personal stories, detailing the consequences…

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