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… capacity to use ‘soft’ power and for better integrating it with ‘hard’ power,” said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Kansas State University in November, 2007. Gates, operating under a different commander-in-chief now, as much …
Story|10/14/2009
Air Force Begins Try Number 3 on Tanker Contract
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… contract to Northrop Grumman/ EADS -- after arguing the Air Force didn’t properly explain what it wanted. Defense Secretary Robert Gates eventually fired the Air Force Secretary who was overseeing that process. The Air Force desperately needs a new refueling tanker …
Story|09/24/2009
Senate Votes Down An Alternative F-35 Engine
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… have backed up one built by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies . President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have called the alternate engine an unnecessary expense. Earlier this week, the Senate voted to strip away …
Story|07/24/2009
Myth: Dems Like to Cut Military Spending « John Stossel
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… Neither is true. When it comes your tax money, both parties eagerly spend freely. Take it from a speech Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave last week: The last defense budget submitted by President George W. Bush for Fiscal Year 2009 was $515 …
Blog|07/22/2009
Obama, Congress Look at Potential Budget Cuts
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… by President Obama’s allies in Congress. About half the budget savings would come from an effort by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to curb defense programs, including ending production of the F-22 fighter and killing a much-maligned …
Story|05/07/2009
Gates' Cuts Could Hurt Defense Contractors
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… Kathryn Buschman Vasel FOXBusiness Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid out sweeping budget cuts to military spending Monday that reduces giant weapons programs, which could lead to the elimination …
Story|04/07/2009
Analyst Note, Tech Pushes Stocks Lower
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… the green were the defense names such as Boeing (BA) and Lockheed Martin (LMT), who rose sharply after Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a overhaul of the department's future purchases, including doubling the 2010 purchase of Lockheed …
Story|04/06/2009
Obama to Outline Plan to Cut Wasteful Spending
Associated Press| Markets
… Your helicopter is now going to cost as much as Air Force One." Obama said he already had spoken with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the fleet of 28 Marine One helicopters that is now over budget at $11.2 billion, a price that has …
Story|03/04/2009
President-Elect Unveils National Security Team
Associated Press| Markets
… President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced his national security team, nominating former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on in that role.
Story|12/01/2008
