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Air Force

Murtha: Upcoming War Supplemental Will ‘Set The Stage’ For Obama On Defense

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Thursday, December 11th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford A leading defense appropriator in Congress predicted yesterday that Pentagon spending will drop in the coming years, and that consideration of the next supplemental war-funding bill will "set the stage" for how President-elect Barack Obama handles defense matters. The Bush administration is expected to send a second and final war supplemental for fiscal year 2009 to Congress as soon as this month. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) told reporters after a speech yesterday…

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Space

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