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...."Tanker contract could slide to March"....

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...."Caldwell: Battle over Air Force tanker nearing conclusion"....

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...."Air Force tanker decision likely delayed by Senate hearing"....

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...."US military's tanker deal: a saga without end "....

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...."Bipartisan Senate Letter Urges KC-X Investigation"....

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...."EADS had Boeing tanker data file open for three minutes"....

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...."Tanker Wars Flare Anew on Capitol Hill*....

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...."Air Force says tanker contest not harmed by data breach"....

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...."Boeing Got $5B in Subsidies, WTO Rules"....

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The picture caption of a A330 taking off on one of the articles was described as being taken in Great Britain.

Unless Spain has been colonised by Britain recently,this is incorrect as the picture was taken at Getafe of a RAF A330 departing.
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...."Boeing to revise bid for US military tanker deal"....

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...."Talbot: Air Force tanker decision gets closer, and rhetoric gets heated"....

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...."Boeing, EADS Ready Final Tanker Bids "....

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...."Sen. Moran talks tanker competition with Defense Secretary"....

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...."Airbus ramps up A330 production with an eye on Air Force tanker prize"....

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...."Boeing-Airbus tanker war heats up as deadline nears"....

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...."Fate of tankers may come next week"....

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...."EADS expects to win $40 billion aircraft contract"....

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...."Pentagon watchdog mulls request for tanker probe"....

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...."Boeing, EADS make final pitches in Air Force tanker contest"....

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...."Final tanker bids land; budget questions loom"....

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...."Pentagon aims for tanker award next month"....

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...."EADS, the apparent favorite, is optimistic it will build U.S. Air Force fuel tankers in Mobile "....

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...."Richard Shelby: Air Force tanker contract decision could come soon"....

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...."Jeff Sessions: Air Force tanker decision can withstand protest"....

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...."EADS says it lowers price in final tanker proposal"....

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...."EADS: Boeing’s being ‘irresponsible’ to troops in tanker fight"....

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...."EADS: Air Force tanker protest not likely"....

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...."Pro-Boeing lawmakers tie tanker decision to job-creation goals"....

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...."Murray, Cantwell: Tanker contract salvation for American jobs"....

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