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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Stimulating. The proposed $825 billion economic-recovery bill the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released last week includes no funds for Pentagon weapon systems, which was no surprise on Capitol Hill. The legislation also lacks monies for a Coast Guard icebreaker and commercial-shipbuilding loans, both of which some transportation-minded lawmakers wanted added. The package does call for spending more than $8.4 billion on Department of Defense facilities and $1 billion on…

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