Appeals court removes key civil service protection Current Status: Blessed (1) Change Status: BlessedPublishedUnpublishedRestoredQuarantinedDuplicatedCensored Pete Yost, Associated Press Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:59 PM politicsussecuritynational-securitycivil-service Tweet Discuss: ! keyboard shortcuts: V vote up article J next comment K previous comment