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Defense bill, pay raise to become law Wednesday

Navy Times
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 15:21:37 EDT

President Barack Obama will sign the $681 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday, ending concerns over a possible veto because the bill authorizes an alternative engine for the Joint Strike Fighter, which the administration opposes.

A White House announcement says that Defense Secretary Robert Gates and key members of Congress will be on hand to watch as Obama signs his first defense budget into law.

The 2010 defense authorization bill that Obama will sign includes a 3.4 percent pay raise for all service members, as part of a $164 billion military personnel budget. .......more

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