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Politicians fight over funds for war planes

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published July 17, 2009.

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Politicians in Washington are fighting over funding for F-22 fighter jets and other military hardware the Pentagon says it doesn’t need.  Lawmakers, especially those with defense contractors in their districts, want to keep funds for the planes, while President Obama stakes out a new position on military contractors. FSRN´s Tanya Snyder reports.