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Congress Overrides Army to Fund $255 Million in Unwanted Abrams Tank Upgrades to Protect General Dynamics Ohio Plant

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Congress approved $255 million to upgrade M1 Abrams tanks through 2014 despite explicit Army testimony that it had ceased ordering tanks and wanted to save billions by halting production to develop next-generation armor. The appropriation represented a direct override of military leadership by both …

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