Congress, Obama hand Pentagon billions for unwanted military spending programs

By Mark Tapscott

Published December 21, 2014 10:00am ET

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Congress, Obama hand Pentagon billions for unwanted military spending programs — Crew members stand on the flight deck of Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington whilst at anchor in Busan port on July 11, 2014 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty images) | Chung Sung-Jun

Pentagon officials didn’t want the programs but Congress and President Obama gave them 10 that together cost billions of dollars anyway.

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