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04-08-2011, 05:50 PM
No Death Benefits For Military During Shutdown

by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON April 8, 2011, 07:01 pm ET

In the event of a government shutdown, the Pentagon would have to delay payments of the $100,000 death benefit that families receive if a military service member dies in the line of duty, a senior defense official said Friday,

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