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Boeing Gets Another Shot at Tanker Contract

July 10, 2008

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WASHINGTON-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has announced that the U.S. Air Force will reopen bidding on a disputed $35 billion airborne tanker contract based on findings of the Government Accountability Office. MORE

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