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POPSTanker Rebid May Hurt McCain's Chances The bid for the tanker was set for a redo because of " significant errors " in the original process. Given McCain's history here, his fingerprints should be all over the problem. Here's hoping it also opens up the issue of McCain's cozy relationship with defense contractors and his involvement in the pork project/scam of the "missile shield."
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POPSAnother Chance for Boeing Don't be surprised if Northrop/EADS still gets the bid. The Pentagon previously said it was happy with the original outcome, and Young doesn't want to split the bidding.
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POPSGAO Lifts Boeing It's a snub to the Air Force and Northrop, certainly. But the GAO's decision doesn't mean the Air Force will re-do the bid.
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POPSDon't Let Congress Blow-Up Aerial Refueling Tankers Deal
As your constituent, I'm writing today to let you know that I support the competitive vetting process that the U.S. Air Force followed in awarding the contract for its next generation of aerial refueling tankers. This process is a vast improvement over the originally proposed tanker lease deal with Boeing, which was crafted by members of Congress behind closed doors without any competitive review or debate in order to subsidize Boeing's 767 production line. The original tanker deal was nothing more than a corporate welfare giveaway to one well-heeled, politically influential company. Then-Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas) called it the worst pork-barrel handout he had seen in his 22 years on Capitol Hill. The Air Force ranked each bid on five criteria and Northrop Grumman won over Boeing on four out of the five and tied in one category. The tanker will be built by American workers and outfitted with sensitive technology right here at home in Mobile, Alabama.
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POPSSimultaneously, Russia and America Conduct Major War Games Russian strategic bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3, and Il-78 aerial tankers "will conduct flights over the Arctic region, the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and the Black Sea, with simulated bombing raids and firing of cruise missiles at testing grounds in northern and southern Russia," Colonel "Alexander Drobyshevsky said." (RIA Novosti). Part of these Russian war games will be conducted in the Arctic, within proximity of US and Canadian territory (Alaska and Canada's Arctic). "U.S. and Canadian fighter jets, including F-15s, were dispatched each time to escort the Russian planes in the exercises, which ranged from two to six aircraft,... "
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