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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Marine One

Marine One stories: 2 news summaries

Obama Shoots Down New Helicopter Fleet

Joins McCain in dissing costly Marine One chopper upgrade

Feb 24, 09 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 helicopter fleet, ABC reports. Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • White House • defense spending • Marine One

Obama Faces Costly Choice on $11B Marine One Fleet

Project for more secure fleet has already doubled in cost

Feb 16, 09 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama has to decide whether to continue a Pentagon contract that pits wartime security against his principles of government accountability and frugality, the New York Times reports. The 2003 project to replace the decades-old Marine One fleet has nearly doubled in price to $11 billion, pushing the cost of... More »

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Pentagon • helicopter • Lockheed Martin • George W. Bush • President Obama • Marine One

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