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House panel to deny F-35, EA-18 airplane funds

WASHINGTON
Thu Mar 8, 2007 1:43pm EST
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in an undated image courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corp. House Democrats' Iraq war funding bill would deny the Bush administration's request for money to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and EA-18 attack airplanes, according to a summary of the legislation. REUTERS/Handout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democrats' Iraq war funding bill would deny the Bush administration's request for money to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and EA-18 attack airplanes, according to a summary of the legislation.

Barack Obama

"The bill denies funding for two Joint Strike Fighter purchases (by the Air Force) and five of the six EA-18G electronic attack airplanes (for the Navy) being requested" by the Bush administration, the House Appropriations panel summary said.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are to be built by Lockheed Martin Corp.
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