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Bush can do plenty as days dwindle down - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Bush can do plenty as days dwindle down
Seattle Post Intelligencer -2 hours ago
The generals in Iraq also drummed up a scheme to pay thousands of Iraqis not to fight the US How do you like that? Some wars have been fought for great and ...
Pact calls for American withdrawal from Iraq by 2012Kansas City Star
Why Washington’s surge in Iraq failedWorkers World
Experts see hope but worry Iraq might be ‘Afghanized'Today's Zaman
Middle East Online
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11/20/2008 7:23:23 PM

Report: CIA Withheld Info on Plane Shootdown - Washington Post

Voice of America

Report: CIA Withheld Info on Plane Shootdown
Washington Post, United States -6 hours ago
The Peruvian Air Force decided to shoot the Cessna down. According to a 2001 State Department report, the three-member American crew aboard the CIA aircraft...
Republican Rep. Hoekstra accuses CIA of cover-upCNN
CIA faulted in shooting down of missionary planeReuters
CIA lied about shoot-down of missionary plane, report saysLos Angeles Times
The Associated Press - The Bay City Times - MLive.com
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11/20/2008 3:42:14 PM

US fighter plane needs major upgrades-arms buyer - Reuters

Aviation Week

US fighter plane needs major upgrades-arms buyer
Reuters -6 hours ago
By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The US Air Force fleet of F-22 Raptors, designed to be the world's top fighter jet, needs more than $8 billion ...
Pentagon defends decision on Lockheed fighter jetThe Associated Press
DoD's Young Stands His Ground Before CongressAero-News Network
Pentagon Outmaneuvers Congress on F-22Military.com
Aviation Week - DefenseNews.com (subscription)
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11/20/2008 3:35:28 PM

Patriots vs. Iskanders vs. GBIs standoff in Central Europe - United Press International

The Associated Press

Patriots vs. Iskanders vs. GBIs standoff in Central Europe
United Press International -6 hours ago
US Air Force units and formations are likely to be deployed in Poland directly. Russia understands the likelihood of such a development of events. ...
Russia may use 'overkill' missiles to counter US shieldRIA Novosti
'US shield vulnerable Russian air attack'PRESS TV
Russian Iskander Missile System Against US Missile Defense SystemDaily Georgian Times
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11/20/2008 3:33:26 PM

Stevens, US Senate's Longest Serving Republican, Says Goodbye - Bloomberg

ABC News

Stevens, US Senate's Longest Serving Republican, Says Goodbye
Bloomberg -6 hours ago
Stevens was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and after serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and Air Force during World War II, went to the University of ...
Video: Ted Stevens DefeatedCBS

Alaska Greets Her QueenOpEdNews
Some races for Congress with vets in limboAirForceTimes.com
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11/20/2008 2:55:03 PM

Pentagon arms buyer says defense budget should rise - Reuters

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Pentagon arms buyer says defense budget should rise
Reuters -9 hours ago
The Air Force has been trying for seven years to start replacing its tanker fleet, which averages nearly 50 years old. ...
Pentagon plan calls for increased defense spendingThe Associated Press
Defense Spending During Economic CrisisCouncil on Foreign Relations
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11/20/2008 12:15:42 PM

Northrop Grumman Awarded Joint STARS Radar Modernization Contract - MarketWatch

Northrop Grumman Awarded Joint STARS Radar Modernization Contract
MarketWatch -11 hours ago
The US Air Force E-8C Joint STARS is a highly modified commercial aircraft that detects, locates, classifies, tracks and targets hostile ground movements, ...

11/20/2008 10:27:34 AM

Thunderbirds receive final 2 Block 52 F-16s - F-16.net

Thunderbirds receive final 2 Block 52 F-16s
F-16.net -14 hours ago
Gen. Stephen Hoog, commander of the US Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev. "The F-16 and Hill Air Force Base have a shared history. ...

11/20/2008 7:26:45 AM

Airlines seek to scale back O'Hare's expansion - Chicago Tribune

Washington Post

Airlines seek to scale back O'Hare's expansion
Chicago Tribune, United States -20 hours ago
After huge losses this decade, US carriers are cutting costs, shrinking operations and questioning whether ambitious airport expansion plans crafted in the ...
As third Sea-Tac runway opens, some seek a fourthSeattle Times
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11/20/2008 12:49:31 AM

Boeing to Cut 27% of Jobs at Defense Unit in Kansas - Wall Street Journal

Reuters

Boeing to Cut 27% of Jobs at Defense Unit in Kansas
Wall Street Journal -22 hours ago
Boeing's Wichita facility has produced tanker aircraft for the Italian and Japanese air forces. Both programs suffered major delays. The Japanese air force...
Boeing to slash 800 jobs at Kansas facilityBusinessWeek
Boeing to cut 800 jobs in 2009The Wichita Eagle
Boeing, Northrop tanker newsHeraldNet
BNET - Hays Daily News
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11/19/2008 11:00:55 PM