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5. it is going to hurt us, but it could have been worse

Fri Jan 6, 2012, 12:04 AM

Jan 2012

the majority of Boeing was sold to Spirit a few years ago so we will still have air-craft manufactoring just not the military/Air Force One side.

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Boeing's free-market move is going to cost Kansas big-time [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 OP

I can only assume the plant has been deemed obsolete OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #1

it is going to hurt us, but it could have been worse demtenjeep Jan 2012 #5

Wichita-Home of wicked Koch Brothers- ErikJ Jan 2012 #6

Massively Funny kurt_cagle Jan 2012 #7

Didn't Obama just sell a lot of planes? EC Jan 2012 #8

That was a heavy iron defense plant ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #9