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Infowar note: I got word a little while ago that the third furlough day will go into effect soon. ------------------- More Furloughs Possible for California By BLOOMBERG NEWS   Published: June 27, 2009   www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/us/28california.html SACRAMENTO (Bloomberg News) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California said he would order some 200,000 state workers to take a third furlough day every month if lawmakers could not agree on how to close a $24 billion deficit. Mr. Schwarzenegger wants lawmakers to send him a package of spending cuts by Tuesday. California is set to run out of money in July unless lawmakers can find a way to close the gap. Mr. Schwarzenegger and his fellow Republicans want large-scale spending reductions. Democrats are seeking to limit those cuts and, instead, raise taxes. The state controller, John Chiang, said he would start paying bills with i.o.u.’s as early as Thursday unless an agreement was reached....
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