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Final FY’11 Defense Bill Unveiled With F-35, Missile Defense Cuts

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

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By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to vote tonight on the last-minute federal budget Democrats and Republicans agreed to late last week, a massive plan unveiled early yesterday morning that cuts the Pentagon's budget request down to $513 billion. The final omnibus appropriations bill for all federal agencies would slash President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 requests for efforts including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, missile defense, Army vehicles, and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) The…

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