New Aerial Tanker Contract Will Impact All Americans

Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) says the request for a new aerial refueling tanker, which could be built in Alabama by aerial and defense company Northrop Grumman, affects the whole country because it will be funded by American taxpayers, and will be used by U.S. troops. (0:14)
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Sen. Shelby To Gates: New Pentagon Contract Shows Favoritism

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) says he and his fellow Alabama delegates sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates attempting to demonstrate how a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for a KC-X aerial refueling tanker is unfairly leaning in favor of the manufacturer Boeing. (0:32)
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“So where does that leave the income gap in Alabama?”

During a conference call to discuss the new report on income inequality by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Elizabeth McNichol says the incomes of the poorest families in Alabama experienced a decrease that showed a “considerably larger decline than the two and a half percent drop for the nation.” She said Alabama had the second largest divide between the richest and the poorest families.
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