A-10 Warplane Spared for a Year in House Defense Bill
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The A-10, a 1970s-era combat plane known as the Warthog, would be saved from Pentagon plans for elimination for at least a year under a defense policy measure approved by the U.S. House Armed Services Committee.
After a session of more than 12 hours, the panel voted 61-0 early today to approve a bill authorizing $496 billion in discretionary Defense Department spending in fiscal 2015 and an additional $79.4 billion for war operations. The House is scheduled to take up the measure the week of May 19.