ValuJet offers unpaid, temporary leaves to employees to save money.

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Opposition politicians have argued that delaying Chavez's swearing-in without designating a temporary replacement leaves no legitimate leader in charge of Venezuela.

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Philadelphia's mayor, Michael Nutter, has already sacked workers, passed a temporary tax increase and stopped sweeping up leaves.

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By merely changing the date, Wyden-Brown leaves intact the restrictive requirements states would have to meet to obtain the temporary waiver, which really does not address the problems many states face.

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