On Tuesday, 10 U.S. senators and House members got together in a room in the Capitol and saved the jobs of 900 Missourians, 5,000 Californians and thousands more around the country.

They did this by deciding to buy eight C-17 GlobeMaster III cargo planes the Air Force isn't sure it wants (as least not as much as it wants more fighter jets) and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says aren't needed. Each of the airplanes costs around $220 million, but what with extra parts and all, the to ...

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