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Boeing Backers Assess McCain Role In Latest Tanker Row

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Thursday, November 19th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford As Boeing [BA] backers in Congress push the Pentagon to factor into the competition for the Air Force tanker contract European government support for a competitor, they see themselves reckoning with a familiar force: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). McCain, to the chagrin of Boeing supporters, three years ago advocated for the Pentagon to remove language referencing ongoing trade disputes from a solicitation for a previous, now-defunct contest for the refueling aircraft. A Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defence…

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