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    Which Way, L.A.?

    No More California Jobs Building F22's

    Southern California's last major airplane production line is in the Long Beach factory that turns out the C-17 cargo plane. It was slated to close in the summer of next year but early this year, President Obama singled it out for funding. Now comes Secretary Gates' so-called “ reform budget .”

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Southern California's last major airplane production line is in the Long Beach factory that turns out the C-17 cargo plane. It was slated to close in the summer of next year but early this year, President Obama singled it out for funding. Now comes Secretary Gates' so-called “reform budget.” Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of Huntington Beach is senior member of the International Relations Committee and a guardian of the C-17.

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