Defense not the cause of budget deficit: Gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military spending is not the cause of the $1.4 trillion U.S. budget deficit, and even a "disastrous" 10 percent cut would only reduce the budget shortfall by some $50 billion -- about 4 percent, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
David Alexander, Phil Stewart and Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON
Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:40am EDT
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