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The immediate threat to America's air power does not originate from foreign nations, but from President Obama's fiscal year 2010 defense budget request that would halt funding for key replacement programs, such as the F-22. Congress needs to ensure that the U.S. military acquires new and replacement fighters to eliminate the fighter gap.

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