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Supporters Call Senate Vote To Strip F-22 Funding From Defense Bill Victory For Gates Agenda

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By Marina Malenic In a move seen by supporters as a major victory in the war against Pentagon misspending, the Senate yesterday voted 58-40 to strip $1.75 billion for seven extra Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 fighter jets out of the upper chamber's version of the fiscal year 2010 Defense Authorization Bill. "This amendment is about more than just the weapon system," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), one of the amendment's co-sponsors and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),…

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