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Franks Says Battle Not Lost On Missile Defense Funding; Fight Continues

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Friday, May 16th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn While House Armed Services Committee Democrats Wednesday cut authorizations for missile defense programs, and then stiff-armed Republican attempts to restore the funds, that tough result in one battle doesn't mean the war is lost, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), a member of the panel, said yesterday. Franks, co-chairman and founder of the bipartisan Congressional Missile Defense Caucus, said there are multiple opportunities to undo the fiscal damage to missile defense programs. He was responding to a question from…

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