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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 21st, 2011

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Funding Fix. The Whites House uses a so-called autopen to affix President Barack Obama’s signature to a short-term federal budget on Nov. 18, while he is traveling, granting the Pentagon temporary funding until Dec. 16. The measure includes a continuing resolution for the Pentagon and most other federal agencies, which extends a previous resolution that expired Nov. 18 and set defense funding 1.4 percent below FY ’11 levels. The resolution is needed because Congress has not passed appropriations bills for…

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