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Monday, May 4th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Reform Deadline. President Obama says the defense-acquisition-reform bills filed by the heads of the armed-services committee are "long overdue," and have his "full support." "I'm eager to get this legislation on my desk before Memorial Day, so that we can start getting on track to spending all our money wisely," Obama says after a White House meeting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, SASC Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Ranking…

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