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Congress

Lawmakers Draw Battle Lines On Tanker Competition

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio If yesterday was any indication, the Air Force's hope for a quick start to development of aerial refueling tankers after last week's contract award is unlikely to materialize. The combination of union support for leading Democrats with conservative Republican support for keeping military manufacturing on U.S. shores makes for a wide alliance protecting Boeing [BA], which lost the bid to Northrop Grumman [NOC]. "It's going to be a long drawn out fight," said Richard Aboulafia, vice president…

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