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10:31 PM, Sep 26, 2008 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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I didn't catch exactly what Obama said, but I thought he said he favors funding missile defense. That seems to contradict this pledge he made during the primaries.

I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our development of future combat systems.

Update: The McCain Report points out that in 2001 Obama said in a TV interview: "I, for example, don't agree with a missile defense system."

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