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Monday, July 12th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Frank Budgeting. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says "the one area where" he's been "disappointed" in President Barack Obama is his failure to slash defense spending. "I think he gets intimidated by this notion that 'Oh, you look weak on defense,'" Frank says July 26 on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann show. Frank's Sustainable Defense Task Force wants the Pentagon's budget trimmed by $960 billion over…

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