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Defense cuts could have impact on business in the state

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The Daily Independent

2/21/12

Ridgecrest, Calif. —
As Ridgecrest and China Lake await word on the next Base Realignment and Closures, the proposed defense budget could invite unexpected impacts for the county and state.

On Feb. 13, the Obama administration presented its 2013 budget to Congress, with projected defense [...]

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Obama Plans To Defend America… With Less Defense

Patriot Post

2/17/12

Is it just me, or do you also feel that the nation is being surrendered?   The question is: To whom or to what, and why? Several factors appear to reveal this scenario, but one of the most prominent is the impending disarmament of our defense forces [...]

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Obama’s Proposed Budget May Mean Trouble for Industries

By: Lauren Sega
The New Political

2/17/12

The Obama Administration brought its 2013 budget before Congress, with projected defense budget cuts that could mean trouble for Ohio’s businesses.

In 2012, President Barack Obama limited the U.S. military capability to fighting one regional conflict and one holding conflict. Defense budgets [...]

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Budget cuts will endanger our troops

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Col. Eric Rojo
Daily Advertiser

As we near the end of the war in Afghanistan, we are reminded of the terrible costs of war, and the importance of avoiding them whenever possible. Yet, the drastic defense budget cuts triggered by the debt-ceiling deal could actually make it more [...]

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Group Paints Grim Picture of Defense Cut Effects

By: Emma Dumain
Roll Call

2/15/12

As lawmakers debate cuts in the defense budget from national security and deficit reduction perspectives, outside groups are pushing back from the viewpoint of local economies.

Washington, D.C., home to hundreds of defense contractors and a workforce that relies on the military, could [...]

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Defense cuts risk loss of $155 million

By: Brian Francisco
Journal Gazette

2/15/12

FORT WAYNE – The nation’s defense is Allen County’s bread and butter, according to a think tank.

The Center for Security Policy says the local economy could lose more than $155 million a year over the next decade if military spending cuts are [...]

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Report: Defense cuts could have $61M impact on JeffCo

Birmingham Business Journal

2/15/12

Federal defense spending cuts could result in a $61 million revenue decrease for Jefferson County, according to a new report.

The Center for Security Policy has compiled an economic impact report on how defense budget cuts taking effect in 2013 might impact the Alabama economy.

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Defense Cuts

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Rear Adm James J. Carey
Ventura County Star

As we near the end of the war in Afghanistan, we are reminded of the terrible costs of war, and the importance of avoiding them whenever possible. Yet, the drastic defense budget cuts triggered by the debt-ceiling deal could actually make [...]

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Obama Budget Slashes Defense

By: Bill Gertz
Washington Free Beacon

2/14/12

The Obama administration on Monday unveiled the first of a potential $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade in what critics say is a policy that will leave the military under-equipped and ill-prepared to meet future global threats.

The Pentagon released [...]

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Colorado defense firms could lose millions of dollars in Obama budget plan

By: Ann Schrader
Denver Post

2/14/12

Colorado businesses could lose hundreds of millions of dollars, up to more than $1 billion, under proposed federal defense budget cuts for fiscal 2013, according to a national security organization.

The Obama administration proposed a 9 percent defense cut that would result in [...]

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