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McCain Fights To Ax C-17 Cargo Planes From Defense Approps Bill

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and government-oversight groups pushed yesterday to remove funds for 10 C-17 cargo aircraft, not requested by the Pentagon, from the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill now before the Senate. The $2.5 billion for the Boeing [BA] planes is the main piece of unrequested procurement funding the Pentagon has objected to in the bill, which the Senate will continue debating today. The Obama administration did not threaten to veto the Senate appropriations legislation--as…

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