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Senate Panel OKs Cash for Unwanted Drones, Ships

$604B budget rejects Pentagon cost-cutting plans

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2012 3:07 AM CDT | Updated Aug 3, 2012 5:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – With major Pentagon budget cuts looming, the Senate Appropriations Committee has decided to hand the military piles of money for stuff it says it doesn't want. A $604.5 billion defense budget approved by the powerful committee yesterday includes funding for drones, warships, and...   Read full story »

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