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Brookings Institution Holds Discussion on Modern Military Spending

Washington, DC
Friday, February 22, 2013

The Brookings Institution hosted the first discussion in a series on rethinking the federal budget. In this panel discussion, they focused on funding for a modern military.

Panelists included a former chief of Naval operations, a former assistant director of the Congressional Budget Office and a former director of the CIA, among others.

Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 12:17pm (ET)

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