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Monday, July 20th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense F-22 Fight. The Senate is expected to vote early this week on an amendment to remove $1.75 billion for seven F-22 fighter jets from the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill. The chamber late last Thursday night passed another controversial defense-bill amendment--related to hate crimes--that had blocked the F-22 vote. Senators debated all last week in floor speeches the notion of buying seven more fighters, beyond the 187 the…

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