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U.S. budget pinch presses arms makers to cut costs Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 07:56pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mounting budget pressures worsened by the global financial crisis are giving new urgency to calls for the Pentagon and its top suppliers to rein in the runaway costs of nearly every major arms program.  Full Article