THE SENATE Bad Week for the Doves One after another, the amendments to limit military spending came up for a vote in the Senate, and time after time doves absorbed defeat. ABM deployment was approved by a resounding margin. The Navy's controversial new fighter-bomber was funded handily after an abortive attempt to block it. Money for a prototype Army tank that has provoked debate in the past was quickly assured.
In all, twelve cost-cutting measures were rejected in the worst string of defeats for the doves since disenchantment...
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