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Published 11/13/2008 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next U.S. administration must take quick action to reform the way the Pentagon buys weapons, terminate some programs, and revamp how it creates annual budgets, according to a think tank led by one of the leading contenders for the job of defense secretary.
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