The new defense budget: Fancy fighters out. More troops in.
By Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 at 7:03 p.m.
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Gates says 187 of these are enough. We'll see what Congress says.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates unveiled a new budget on April 6, 2009, that called for an end to big-ticket items in favor of troops fighting today's wars.
That moved the Obameter on Promise No. 155: Review weapons programs . We moved the meter to In the Works ; read our complete item for details.
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