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Balancing Defense and the Budget

After Eight Boom Years for Spending on Military Equipment, Contractors Expect a Slowdown (NOTE: The fi gures refl ect congressional approval for fi scal year 2009.)

SOURCE: Materials from a September 2008 report by the Institute for Policy Studies; the Sept. 25, 2008, report by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation; and government documents. | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post, October 13, 2008

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Balancing Defense and the Budget
Article | At the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last week, Army soldiers, Pentagon weapons buyers and defense company representatives milled about a cavernous trade show floor for a look at the latest military equipment and gadgets.
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