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Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending

By Donna Cassata
Published December 12, 2013 2:23am ET
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Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan, at the Capitol on Tuesday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Working-age military retirees would see fewer dollars in their federal pensions and the Pentagon would get some long-sought stability in spending under Congress’ budget deal.

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