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Tanker Competition Comments Erupt In Chain of Letters

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Monday, October 8th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio The president of Boeing [BA] Integrated Defense Systemslast week sent a letter to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), suggesting comments made about a new plant in Mobile were misinterpreted. On Oct. 3, Shelby sent Boeing President James McNerney a letter asking him to "disavow" offensive statements made by Boeing officials during the recent Air Force Association conference in Washington. The exchange of letters is the latest outburst in a fierce competition for the Air Force's next aerial refueling…

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