The New York Times
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 -- 12:43 PM ET
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Senate Votes to Strip $1.75 Billion for F-22s From Defense Bill
The Senate voted 58-40 to delete financing for seven more
F-22 warplanes from a defense spending bill, handing
President Obama a significant victory in his efforts to
reshape the military's priorities. Mr. Obama repeatedly
threatened to veto the $679.8 billion spending bill if it
included any money for the planes, which had become a
flashpoint in a larger battle over the administration's push
to shift more of the Pentagon's resources from conventional
warfare to fighting insurgencies.
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