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Air Force

F-35 2nd Engine Fight Renews On Hill; Gates Says F-35 Deliveries On Track

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The heads of a congressional panel dug in their heels yesterday on their opposing stances on whether Congress should continue funding a jet engine program over which Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will push the president to veto Pentagon budget bills. Yesterday's Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, the first of the fiscal year 2011 budget season that kicked off Monday with the unveiling of President Barack Obama's $548.9 billion base Pentagon proposal, was less acrimonious…

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Congress

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Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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