Catherine Rampell: A bungled contract is still devastating National Guard employees

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The National Guard deploys in to Larkfield, near Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday Oct. 16, 2017. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

The National Guard deploys in to Larkfield, near Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday Oct. 16, 2017. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

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