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Democrats' Quiet Changes Pile Up

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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While President Barack Obama still faces stiff headwinds on a range of major legislation on his agenda, he has been signing into law a slew of smaller...

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The Pentagon Kluge That Refuses to Die

Winslow T. Wheeler | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22, Robert Gates, Earmarks, F-22 Raptor, Congress, Pork, Defense Spending, Defense Budget, Winslow T. Wheeler, Politics News
Winslow T. Wheeler

After a long fight, Gates and President Obama ultimately prevailed this summer in ending further F-22 production. Game over. Right? Anyone who thinks so doesn't appreciate the staying power of Congress' porkers.

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Senate Panel OKs $128 Billion For Afghanistan, Iraq Wars

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — With hardly any debate, a powerful Senate committee Thursday approved President Barack Obama's $128 billion request for military op...

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House Rejects Weapons Cuts, In Face Of Obama Veto Threat

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22, House Weapons Vote, House Weapons Cuts, Weapons Cuts, Obama Weapons Cuts, Gates Weapons Cuts, Defense Appropriations, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House went along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plans to kill the over-budget F-22 fighter jet, but...

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If It Squeals Like Pork...

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22, House Appropriations Committee, John Murtha, Pentagon, Senate Appropriations Commitee, Robert Gates, Appropriations Process, Earmarks, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Appropriations, Congressional Earmarks, Budget Process, Appropriations Committee, Pentagon Budget, C-17, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

You can always use an extra transport plane -- that's the way I figured it. I knew just where to find one, too. I called Congress.

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The F22: Toe of the Dragon

John Feffer | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: F-22, Pentagon, Military Budget, World News
John Feffer

President Obama has started his fight with America's great dragon, the military-industrial complex. The toe, in this case, is the F-22, a stealth fighter jet.

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Robert Gates Scores Big Wins On Weapons Cuts

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Robert Gates is on a roll. Question is, how long will it last? The politically savvy defense secretary scored big legislative wins...

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Defense Secretary Scores Spending Cuts, But Not Satisfied: "It Would Be Nice To Win Our Current Wars"

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Robert Gates is on a roll. Question is, how long will it last? The politically savvy defense secretary scored big legislative wins...

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Sahil Kapur

Military-Industrial Complex Loses F-22 Battle, But Still Reigns Strong

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Defense Lobbying, F-22, Defense Spending, Military-Industrial Complex, Politics News

The military-industrial complex may have lost the battle over funding for F-22s, but defense contractors continue to prevail in the fight to finance p...

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The F-22 and the Iron Triangle: A Two-Legged Stool Cannot Stand

Gordon Adams | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fighter Aircraft, Dod, Congress, F-22, B-1-Bomber, Obama on Defense, Defense Budget, Defense Procurement, Politics News
Gordon Adams

For a major program to emerge, thrive, and survive, it takes three players: the service that wants and will advocate for the program, a contractor for whom the program is major business, and members of Congress.

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Reading the Pictures: F-22 Slapped Around A Little, But Oh Still So Hot

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2009-07-22-shaw2.jpgThere's whitewash and greenwash and there's also Raptorwash.

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A Victory For Sensible Defense

The Progress Report | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

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The Progress Report

The Center for American Progress Action Fund has launched the Sensible Defense campaign to "hold Congress accountable for putting wasteful defense spending back into the budget."

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Deep-Sixing the F-22

Robert Scheer | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Cold War, F-22, Defense Spending, Robert Gates, George H.W. Bush, Politics News
Robert Scheer

There are 187 F-22s that have yet to fly a single combat mission. The news that Congress might stop production of this high-profit weapons system is a considerable victory for logic.

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F-22 Victory Is About More Than Just a Plane

Max Bergmann | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22, Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Robert Gates, F-22 Plane, Military Spending, Obama Military Spending, Transparency, Politics News
Max Bergmann

This fight was about whether the Pentagon would be able to institutionalize the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan and finally move out of the Cold War strategic mindset that still dominates.

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Ryan Grim

Senate Beats Back Military-Industrial Complex In Historic Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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President Obama won a major victory in the Senate Tuesday in a dogfight that has major, long-term implications for his agenda. The Senate, by a vote ...

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Senate sides with Obama, removes F-22 money

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 08.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Senate, Department of Defense, Defense, Senate Votes, F-22, F-22 Funding, Defense Bill, F-22 Money, Home News

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes showdown o...

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Senator Byrd Returns To Senate

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Robert Byrd, the longest serving senator in history, returned to the chamber Tuesday after being absent for more than two months du...

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The F-22 Kills Jobs

William Hartung | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: F-22, Pentagon Spending, Federal Budget, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Job Creation, Robert Gaes, Business News
William Hartung

It's down to the wire in the battle to keep the Senate from adding $1.75 billion to the Pentagon budget for more F-22 fighter planes, and the proponents of more pork are running out of arguments.

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Lockheed Martin Fights Obama's Defense Budget

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 08.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Transparency, Fighter Jet, F-22, Lockheed Martin, Military Industrial Complex, Military Spending, Home News

All eyes will be on the Sotomayor hearings in the Judicairy Committee this week, but legislative action in the Senate continues to go on. The Senate i...

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Over $44,000 an Hour to Fly: Putting the F-22 in Perspective

Brandon Friedman | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22, Air Force, F-22 Raptor, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, Politics News
Brandon Friedman

That we would spend as much money in an hour ($44,300) flying a nearly useless fighter jet as we do paying critical personnel to fight the war on the ground is obscene.

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On the Trail of Defense Spending

Avelino Maestas | Posted 08.10.2009 | Home

Read More: F-22, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, House Armed Services Committee, Home News
Avelino Maestas

We're still a long way from putting data about Congress at your fingertips. OpenCongress and Congrelate are both cutting edge tools, but information like committee votes is still buried in PDFs.

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Common Sense vs. the Military-Industrial-Political-Complex on the Floor of the U.S. House Today

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Army, Military, Department of Defense, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Appropriations, F-22, Pork, Iraq, Democrats, Defense Budget, House Armed Services Committee, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

The Defense bill Congress takes up today is less about meeting the national defense needs of the United States and more about meeting the pork-barrel political needs of Washington politicians.

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Will Congress Put Useless Fighter Jets Above America?

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Congress is about to throw $369 million (on a down-payment of $2 billion) for a dozen F-22 fighter jets that even the Pentagon doesn't want.

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Obama Defense Contractor Battle Only Just Begun: AP

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has chalked up a quick victory in its drive to kill an expensive jet fighter better suited for the Cold Wa...

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Don't Kid Yourself -- The F-22 Lives

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: F-22-Raptor, F-22, Obama Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, Defense Department, Obama Defense Spending, Obama Defense, Politics News
Chris Kelly

The defense budget is being cut in the sense that it's going up. The F-22 has been killed in sense that we've appropriated all the money we need to keep building them until we have to think about it again. The good news is that we're calling bad news good news.

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