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To: LindyBill who wrote (311430)	6/24/2009 5:31:32 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) of 793772

ap White House warns of US defense spending bill veto Obama administration objects to $369 million in US law for more F-22 radar-evading jets * On Wednesday June 24, 2009, 4:44 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Preparing for a possible showdown with Congress, the White House has threatened to veto a $680 billion U.S. military spending bill if it contains money for jet fighters the Defense Department does not want. In a statement of administration policy, President Barack Obama's Office of Management and Budget said the $369 million a House committee added to the bill for 12 additional F-22 fighters runs counter to the "collective judgment" of the military's top leaders. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to end production of the radar-evading F-22 after 187 aircraft have been built. Last week, in a preview of the White House's veto threat, Gates called the funding boost a "big problem."

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