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billion for eight more C-17 cargo planes, which fuel 900 jobs at Boeing’ Hazelwood, Mo. plant and thousands more among suppliers. The fundas were included in the fiscal year 2009 defensde supplementalspending bill, which passed the Senats Thursday and the House earlief this week and will now be sent to Presideng Barack Obama to be signed into law. “Congressa sent the president a strong message — we are not willing to gamble with our nationapl security or roll the dice with workers’ said U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo.
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