Boeing makes "unexpected" big layoffs in Defense

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    Not really "unexpected". But there was apparently pressure to delay these announcements until after the election. Like has been said, "the rules have changed".

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/49729998


     
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    Damn it, how will we have our military industrial complex, if the military industry cuts back!?
     
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    Lockheed's coming, too...
     
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    oh no they are cutting back on management? who is going to watch people work now?
     
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    Had Romney won Boeing would be on a hiring spree.

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    you don't need the green font for that.
     
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    Iran fired on a US drone last week in international airspace too. Just coming out in the news.....
     
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    In other news, buggy whip manufacturers announced plant closings due to 'unsold inventory'.

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