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Executive Order 13281
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Signed by George Walker Bush on December 19, 2002.
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 13281: Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13281
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@misc{votefiles_eo_13281,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 13281: Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13281}},
note = {Reference number eo-13281; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/23/02-32518/half-day-closing-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-of-the-federal-government-on-tuesday-december; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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