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Gov. Robert Bentley Gov. Robert Bentley  If the federal
government shuts down without a spending deal, it could impact
more than 43,000 federal workers In Alabama.  Approximately
11,000 active military personnel received a reprieve from the
federal government as Congress agreed to continue sending checks
to them even if a shutdown occurs.  "I've spoken with all of my
department heads" Gov. Robert Bentley said Monday. "I've asked
them for white papers for the impact of the government
shutdown."  In the event of a shutdown federal employees in
Alabama would be eligible to receive unemployment benefits. The
caveat to those benefits is that federal workers would have to
miss at least a week of work, or make less than $255 for a week.
Since the specifics of the shutdown are unknown, it's unclear
which federal services in Alabama w