Lockheed to build new Marine One fleet for White House
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a 6.1 billion dollar contract to produce 23 high security presidential helicopters. The US101 design, based on an AgustaWestland platform, includes components built overseas and sparked debate over outsourcing and foreign involvement. The decision ends Sikorsky’s bid to supply the fleet and signals focus on survivability amid global terrorism.
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Rice Sworn In as Secretary of State in Ceremony
Condoleezza Rice, America's first black woman secretary of state, takes the oath in the State Department with family and officials present. President Bush lauds her as a successor to Colin Powell, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg administers the oath and Rice prepares her first overseas trip.
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Democrats Press SSA Over Social Security Reform Campaign
Democratic lawmakers urged the General Accountability Office to probe allegedly improper use of taxpayer funds to promote Bush’s Social Security privatization plan. SSA workers testified the marketing plan urged public advocacy, while officials denied directing employees to promote any reform proposal.
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