Byline: Chicago Tribune
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney has refused to obey a congressional subpoena demanding a key document that explains why he allowed contractors two years to repay $1.3 billion for work they did not complete on a cancelled aircraft program.
The subpoenaed Feb. 4 memorandum from senior Pentagon officials to Cheney provided the analytical justification for allowing the contractors, McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics, up to two years to pay back money originally paid to them under a contract on the A-12 jet.
Congressional investigators said the document could provide embarrassing details about the actions that senior Pentagon …
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