WHITE HOUSE NEEDS ANOTHER BILLION DOLLARS FOR ITS HELICOPTERS

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WIRED -  Someday, hundreds, if not thousands, of years from now, future
civilizations will look at the extended entourage that surrounded every
movement of the Commander-in-Chief, and perhaps they'll marvel at it the
way we now marvel at how ancient kings were buried with all their riches
in pyramids. . .

Or at least that's my thought as I look at the extremely troubled
presidential helicopter program. Apparently, it needs another billion
dollars to go forward, reports Reuters:

"Recent meetings among top Pentagon, Navy and Lockheed Martin Corp
officials helped narrow the options for restructuring the $6.1 billion
VH-71 presidential helicopter program, two sources familiar with the
program told Reuters.

"During the discussions it became clear the government will need to
spend at least an extra $1 billion to restructure the second phase of
the helicopter program, said the sources, who asked not to be named. The
round of meetings, which went for eight hours on Saturday, ended without
any major decisions."

http://blog.wired.com/defense/

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