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Final Defense Appropriations Bill, Murtha Suggest Dual Buy For Tanker

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By Emelie Rutherford The defense spending bill nearing final passage calls for the Pentagon to consider a dual buy for the aerial refueling tanker contract, a setup the House's lead defense appropriator predicted is necessary but the Pentagon and lawmakers supporting bidder Boeing [BA] oppose. The explanatory statement accompanying the continuing resolution (CR)--catch-all legislation including the final compromise fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations bill-- laments delays in awarding the KC-X tanker contract, including Secretary Robert Gates's move this month to halt…

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