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Dicks Would Bring Boeing Support, Intelligence Acumen To HAC-D

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford If Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) becomes the next chairman of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D), he would advocate vigorously for Boeing [BA] and exhibit a shrewdness on intelligence matters, and likely be less active in doling out earmarks than Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) was, observers predicted. Murtha, 77, died Monday from complications following gallbladder surgery. Congressional aides said Dicks, the next-senior Democrat on the HAC-D and full House Appropriations Committee (HAC), is all but assured to…

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