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Air Force

Danzig: Obama Has No Stance On Tanker Battle, Would Level Playing Field

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Monday, October 6th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has made no conclusions regarding the heated two-way competition for the Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract, though if elected would want to see a more-level playing field in the flawed contest, a campaign adviser said. Some observers of the paused tanker battle between Boeing [BA] and a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) team have questioned if either Obama or Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.),…

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