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Obama Shoots Down New Helicopter Fleet

Joins McCain in dissing costly Marine One chopper upgrade

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Feb 24, 2009 8:20 AM CST

(Newser) – John McCain should know by now that Barack Obama is not an easy target. Yesterday, at the White House fiscal summit, Obama gave the floor to McCain, who tried to put some heat on his host by criticizing a plan to procure a new presidential... Read full story »

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