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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2013, 04:31 PM Oct 2013

DC Starbucks passes the cup for furloughed workers

Spare a thought for the furloughed workers of Washington. Or, you know, a cup of coffee.

Much has been made of the free meals and museum discounts for federal workers left jobless by the government shutdown.

At a @starbucks two blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101096613

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DC Starbucks passes the cup for furloughed workers (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2013 OP

A friend of mine is in DC today. He says that Union Station and the surrounding area is empty. onehandle Oct 2013 #1

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. A friend of mine is in DC today. He says that Union Station and the surrounding area is empty.