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A Rare Glimpse of the SR-71 Blackbird
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04-02-2008, 12:53 PM
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Re: A Rare Glimpse of the SR-71 Blackbird
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Arent these jets obsolete now?
If so why?
In October 1997, President Bill Clinton used the line-item-veto to cancel the $39 million allocated for the SR-71. However, the Supreme Court later ruled that the line-item-veto was unconstitutional. The air force later redistributed the funds and canceled the program.
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