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Obama Blasts Defense Pork

by Don Gonyea, NPR
August 17, 2009

President Obama called the conflict in Afghanistan "a war of necessity." Speaking Monday to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Obama also lashed out at wasteful Pentagon spending and pledged to veto any pork-laden defense bills.

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  • All Things Considered, August 17, 2009
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