Obama takes aim at costly defense contracts
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090226%2Fcapt.abe5959a99f64e57b457a9239ec0be52.lockheed_martin_presidential_helicopter_prn9.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="The first production VH-71 presidential helicopter completed initial ground vibration testing on schedule after roughly six weeks of tests intended to assess the airframe's vibration characteristics. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090304/pl_nm/us_obama_budget)Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the U.S. government was paying too much for things it did not need and ordered a crackdown on spending "plagued by massive cost overruns and outright fraud."</p><br clear="all"/>
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