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A martial plan? (Correction, Please!).(defense spending by United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
ITEM: In an article subheaded "Is America too powerful for its own good?" London's Observer for February 10th reported that President Bush had announced "an increase in US military spending of 15 percent, the biggest in 20 years, more than double the military spending in all of the European Union."
CORRECTION: There's a whole lot of exaggerating about defense spending. To be sure, the military has been allocated more in the proposed budget, which is appropriate after the lean Clinton years. Yet, much of that is consumed with housekeeping items such as a pay raise and health-care bills. As for actual weapons systems, over the 2002-2003 period, procurement spending rises only 5.5 percent annually, with procurement expenditures actually decreasing in 2002. By comparison, President Reagan raised procurement spending over 1981-1983 by 36 ...
- Less defense strengthens municipals. (President Bush, defense spending, and...
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Allan, John H. October 7, 1991 700+ words
...prosperity as the United States cuts defense spending and moves to strengthen its meandering economy. President Bush's announcement on Sept. 27 that...all-around infrastructure. With President Bush's decision to reduce nuclear arms...
- ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss President Bush's Plan to Increase Defense...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 25, 2002 700+ words
...Reserve Officers Association, President Bush announced he will ask Congress for the largest increase in defense spending since President Ronald Reagan...Mr. DeVore closely follows Defense spending, acquisition and technology...
- Analysts Say Increase in Defense Spending Will Be Boon for South Carolina.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 30, 2002 700+ words
...The dramatic increase in defense spending President Bush sought in his State of...winches. "Normally, if defense spending is increasing, the proportion...48 billion in additional defense spending will go to methods for...
- Analysts say increase in defense spending will be boon for S.C.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Davis, Michelle R. January 30, 2002 700+ words
...The dramatic increase in defense spending President Bush sought in his State of...winches. "Normally, if defense spending is increasing, the proportion...48 billion in additional defense spending will go to methods for...
- Rumsfeld Mum On Future Defense Spending, Others See Strong Trend Continuing.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 16, 2004 700+ words
...continuing the strong defense spending trend since President Bush took office. Those figures...last week that although defense spending seems to have increased...with Defense Daily. Defense spending continues to be at about...
- Rumsfeld Mum On Future Defense Spending, Others See Strong Trend...
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily Butler, Amy November 16, 2004 700+ words
...continuing the strong defense spending trend since President Bush took office. Those figures...last week that although defense spending seems to have increased...with Defense Daily. Defense spending continues to be at about...
- Florida Companies Expect to Prosper from Increased National Defense Spending.
- News wire article from: Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL) October 29, 2000 700+ words
...will be an increase in defense spending," said John Lenyo...been such high hopes. Defense spending began to slow during President Bush's administration as...of steady growth in defense spending, noting that procurement...
- Allied armed against budget cuts. (Allied Research Corp.; defense spending)
- Magazine article from: Baltimore Business Journal Maier, Timothy W. February 26, 1990 700+ words
...cuts Baltimore's Allied Research Corp. is well-armed against any cutbacks in defense spending, said company president Reinald Carter. While President Bush's budget will probably affect more of the high technology firms, Allied Research...
- Defense spending bill would send millions to Nebraska.
- Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) September 30, 2006 700+ words
...has cleared Congress. With the Senate's 100-0 approval Friday, a $447 billion defense spending bill already passed by the House went to President Bush. He is expected to sign it into law. The bill provides funding for defense, research...
- Congressional Report Says Bush's Tax Cuts, Defense Spending Could Mean Deficit.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) March 7, 2002 700+ words
Byline: William Neikirk Mar. 7--WASHINGTON--President Bush's tax cuts and defense spending increases will put the federal budget in the red for the next two years and cause the 10-year projected surplus to shrink once...
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