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Air Force

Gates Outlines Supp With $69.7 Billion Minimum, But Says Obama To Make Final Call

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's request for the supplemental war-funding bill is not complete and may cost $69.7 billion or more, depending on decisions regarding force levels in Afghanistan, the defense secretary recently told lawmakers. Secretary Robert Gates, in letters to congressional defense leaders stamped "Dec. 31," also reaffirmed the Pentagon's current intent to request monies in the supplemental for buying four Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-22 stealth fighters and building a new breed of all-terrain Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)…

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