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Lamborghini Veneno: First Look
KickingTiresCompetes with: Ferrari LaFerrari (giggle), Bugatti Veyron, a Malibu beach house Looks like: A 21st century take on the Lamborghini Countach, with some jet fighter thrown in Drivetrain: 6.5-liter V-12 making 750 hp; seven-speed single-clutch manual...Tags: Bullfighting, Manufacturing and Engineering, Sports
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Air Force brass: Name that tanker
The SwampArtist's depiction of a KC-45A refueling a B-2 stealth bomber. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp) by Aamer Madhani The Government Accountability Office is still pondering Boeing Co.'s appeal on the Air Force's decision to award a $35 billion tanker...Tags: Boeing Co., Contracts, Defense, Politics, Armed Forces
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GAO to Air Force: Reopen tanker contract
The Swamp(AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp) by Aamer Madhani and Julie Johnsson The Government Accountability Office today called on the Air Force to reopen the bidding process on a $35 billion contract to overhaul the service's Eisenhower-era aerial refueling...Tags: Boeing Co., Contracts, Los Angeles, Defense, Michael Gordon
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Will Pentagon re-bid tanker deal?
The Swampby Aamer Madhani updated at 6:20 p.m. More than a week has passed since government auditors called on the Pentagon to reopen the bidding of a $35 billion contract to overhaul the Air Force's tanker fleet, but Defense Secretary Robert......Tags: Boeing Co., Crime, Law and Justice, Government, National Government, Contracts
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Pentagon pushing to finish tanker deal
The SwampAn F-16 aligns with the boom from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a training exercise over California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file) by Aamer Madhani and Julie Johnsson, updated at 4:20 pm ET Pentagon officials have re-opened the......Tags: Boeing Co., Robert Gates, Government, Contracts, Defense
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Sarah Palin and e-Bay
The SwampWhat is it about Sarah Palin and e-Bay? As a gubernatorial candidate, Palin vowed to sell a business jet acquired by then-Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski on e-Bay. It was a popular move because the jet had come to symbolize Murkowski's arrogance and free-...Tags: Government, Elections, Politics, Sports, Rudy Giuliani
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Pentagon cancels tanker competition
The SwampBy Aamer Madhani The Pentagon announced today that it has canceled the controversial competition to replace the Air Force's Eisenhower-era fleet of aerial refueling tankers after defense officials concluded they can't pick a winner before the conclusion...Tags: Boeing Co., Crime, Law and Justice, Robert Gates, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Government
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Obama: McCain wrong on tanker
The Swampby Aamer Madhani Sen. Barack Obama commended the Pentagon for postponing the controversial competition to overhaul the Air Force's aging tanker fleet, but he took aim today at the McCain campaign for its connections to the European aerospace...Tags: Boeing Co., Robert Gates, Contracts, Lobbying, Defense
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Drones to protect airliners from missiles?
The SwampVisitors pass an unmanned aerial vehicle system made by Northrop Grumman defense corporation, at the Farnborough, England aerospace show, July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) by Frank James The threat of shoulder-fired missiles being fired at...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Northrop Grumman Corporation, New Mexico
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Rep. Gillibrand: Unusual connections worth examining
Spin CycleDemocrat Kirsten Gillibrand, this minute's ???front-runner??? for the U.S. Senate seat which is now the subject of a competitive reality show, won in a heavily GOP Congressional district in 2006 for the first time, a seat that had been......Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Government, Corporate Crime, Contracts, Lobbying
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10 for Wednesday: Tim Not-so-terrific?
Spin CycleTim Geithner's big bailout plan was big, but reaction was "brutally negative" as markets dipped and pundits and legislators shook their heads over the lack of specifics. Wall Street executives (don't laugh) are going on an "image offensive" to......Tags: Boeing Co., Craig Johnson, Upper House, State Budgets, Government
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Pelosi jet use draws conservative fire again
The SwampU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives with her husband Paul at Ciampino Airport, near Rome, Sunday Feb. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Lucai) by Frank James It didn't really work the first time they tried it but that's not......Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Government, NPR, Trips and Vacations, Public Relations
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