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Senate Panel Approves $400b 'Defense' Bill

Vicki Allen | Reuters | May 9, 2003

"The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $400.5 billion bill for the Pentagon that clears the way for possible research on low-yield nuclear weapons, backs its missile defense program and supports a swifter, more mobile fighting force, lawmakers said on Friday."

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