Like an overburdened state trooper who pulls too many summertime speeders to the side of the road at one time, Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci has decided to turn some of the suspected culprits loose. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Carlucci said he would resume payments, which he suspended only three weeks ago, to nine Pentagon contractors that are under investigation in the Government's sweeping probe into charges of bribery and bid-rigging in the defense business. "My job is not to punish companies," he said. "My job is to protect the national security."
Carlucci's reversal provided a break...
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