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Senate set to fund unwanted cargo jets

Source: Politico
Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Barring a major intervention by the White House, the Senate appears poised to invest billions more in the production of C-17 cargo planes even at the expense of operations and maintenance funds for the military. A showdown vote could come as early as Wednesday, but the dynamics are very different from...
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