Kerry Calls for Probe of Pentagon Sales

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry on Thursday called for an investigation into security weaknesses in the Defense Department's surplus sales that have let buyers for Iran and China acquire aircraft parts and other valuable military gear.
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