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Monday, October 26th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Reed's Navy. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are the new chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee, spots vacated by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and retirement of Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.). Reed and Wicker left the leadership spots on the Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee, which, as of last week, are now held by Florida Sens. Bill Nelson (D)…

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