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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hill Hopping. HASC leadership is expected to decide in the next few weeks whom the new subcommittee chairmen will be, aides said. The Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee top spot is open, after Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) lost his reelection bid Nov. 6. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) are potential replacements. The Seapower and Projection Forces subpanel leadership is open because Chairman Todd Akin (R-Mo.)…

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