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Politics : President Barack Obama

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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (73942)5/8/2010 3:24:44 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
Hear! Hear!

Gates: Military spending should be subjected to harsher scrutiny

By Roxana Tiron - 05/08/10 02:45 PM ET

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning Congress and the Pentagon brass that military spending must receive harsh scrutiny in the face of the nation’s tough economic times and large deficit.

Gates on Saturday said that it is “highly unlikely” the defense budget will grow in the coming years and challenged lawmakers to stop funding programs that the Pentagon does not want, such as more Boeing C-17 cargo airplanes and the General Electric-Rolls Royce secondary engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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