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Obama's $583 Billion 2017 Defense Budget
Military spending accounts for about half of the U.S.'s discretionary spending budget. The fiscal 2017 plan President Obama just released reflects an emphasis to curtail Russia. But it also shows his lame duck status, by putting off important questions about new weapons, personnel levels and force structure.
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