Fisher, who Bloomberg reports has roughly a quarter of his 1, 200 employees stationed in Washington State, thinks the tax will punish workers.

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Speaking on condition of anonymity, however, U.S. government officials stationed both in Washington and in the Middle East said it is possible that thousands of weapons given by the United States to the Iraqi army and police have slipped into the black market and into the hands of arms smugglers and terrorists operating in neighboring countries like Turkey.

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Washington (CNN) -- Several dozen combat-ready U.S. Marines stationed in southern Spain have been put on alert to potentially move into Libya and assist in the evacuation of American personnel if the unrest grows there in the coming days, a senior military official confirms to CNN.

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