On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:02:35 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote:

Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has filed a formal protest with the
Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking the agency to review
the decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a contract to a team of
Northrop Grumman

When N and G combined, they became a Bush favorite. Boeing has never been.
Simple politics.

See also The Carlyle Company and their per share interests in each. Simple
politics.
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