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Boeing Files Updated Tanker Protests, Denies It Has Narrowed Its Filing

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Friday, April 4th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] yesterday denied it narrowed its protest of the Air Force's tanker award to Northrop Grumman [NOC], saying it has filed updated protests after seeing materials allegedly supporting its appeal that deal with issues including the boom of the Northrop Grumman plane. Mark McGraw, vice president and program manager for Boeing Tanker Programs, said he "really wanted to emphatically deny that there has been any narrowing of our protest. In fact, we continue to update and…

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