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But, say the LAT and NYT, the merger shouldn't cause major layoffs because the two car lines are so different.
USA Today leads with Defense Secretary William Cohen's warning to Congress that failure to approve an emergency spending bill and a new round of base closings will mean big layoffs of Pentagon civilians and fewer high-tech weapons.
Should we pressure those companies to stop announcing layoffs?
When Newsweek ran a cover story about corporate layoffs, Dunlap contributed a gleeful column about how wonderful such firings are for stockholders.
The Los Angeles Times also leads with the story, and as might be expected, bemoans the likely closure of the L.A.-based Northrop/Grumman corporate headquarters, and possible local layoffs.