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Maligned aircraft finds redemption in Iraq, military says

Once derided as a white elephant, the U.S. Marine Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft, the V-22 Osprey, is proving its mettle in Iraq, military officials said.

Marines to deploy tilt-rotor aircraft to Iraq

The military's controversial V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft will head to Iraq for its first combat tour later this year, Marine officials announced Friday.

CNNMoney: Marine jeep contract under fire

The Marine Corps is paying $100,000 apiece for a revamped military jeep that some critics call a rip-off of taxpayers, according to a news report Thursday.

Fortune: THE PENTAGON: YEARS LATE AND BILLIONS SHORT

The Pentagon has come a long way from its '80s splurges on $435 hammers, but it still has a ways to go, according to a recent report by the General Accountability Office. For the 26 programs the GA...

Fortune: THE INSIDER

Why not dress for success the way PaineWebber's chairman does? John Bult's outside venture capital firm, Arbela, is backing British women's wear designer John Galliano. Judging from the micro-minis...

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