Obama signs order giving workers Christmas Eve off
Posted: December 25, 2012 at 2:32 a.m.
’Twas the day before Christmas and all across the federal government, workers were enjoying an extra day off after President Barack Obama issued an executive order closing offices Monday and excusing all but postal service employees from duty.
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