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Industry Donates Heavily To Embattled Incumbent Democrats

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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Amid speculation about Democratic lawmakers losing their reelection bids next week, defense companies are investing in such incumbents on military committees--even those who are tough on the industry at times. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) remains the top recipient of contributions from defense contractors as the mid-term election campaigns enter their final week before the Nov. 2 elections. Skelton's battle against Republican Vicky Hartzler for an 18th term in Congress is now so…

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