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US President Barack Obama, taking aim at costly military programs of questionable value, said Monday he really did not need a new presidential helicopter with an Armageddon-proof kitchen. "It would let me cook a meal while under nuclear attack," he mused.

Fresh off its victory removing F-22 fighter jets from a Senate defense bill, the White House is girding for another legislative battle over funding for new presidential helicopters to replace its existing, decades-old fleet. Neither President Barack Obama nor Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to buy the VH-71 presidential chopper, which has more than doubled in cost from $6 billion to an estimated $13 billion for a contingent of 23. “If the final bill were to include funds that continue the existing VH-71 program or would prejudge the plan to re-compete the presidential helicopter program, the president’s senior advisers would...

<p>WASHINGTON — Jennifer Grieves wanted independence, exposure and something she could be proud of when she joined the Marine Corps. She got all that, and more — including a place in history as the first woman to pilot Marine One, the president's helicopter.</p>

The British press has identified the Marine One toy the Cheapskate In Chief gave the British Prime Minister's children and noted that it was available on Amazon for $15.00. Turns out it's only $4.11 on Amazon. Click here for Amazon webpage and price.

Obama's blockbuster gift for Brown: 25 classic films Joe Murphy March 5, 2009http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23657981-details/Obama's+blockbuster+gift+for+Brown:+25+classic+films/article.do ...Sarah Brown gave Sasha and Malia Obama an outfit each from Topshop, which has just opened its first American store in New York. She also picked six children's books by British authors which are shortly to be published in America. In return, the Obamas gave the Browns two models of the presidential helicopter, Marine One, to take home to sons Fraser and John...     http://whitehouse.merchantcart.net/mainshopping.cfm?icg_id=10&showsku_ID=434&Show=PURCHASE  

Miami, FL (AHN) - Sensitive information regarding President Obama's Marine One helicopter was found at an IP address in Tehran, Iran by a company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The potentially-serious security breach was found by Tiversa, an Internet security company from Cranberry Township, Pa. The employees found a file sharing program that contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One and financial information about the costs of the helicopter, WPXI, an NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, Pa. reported. Tiversa CEO Bob Boback said the breach was most likely the result of a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md. downloading the file-sharing program...

"We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package."

A Pennsylvania company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Obama's helicopter, Marine One, NBC affiliate WPXI in Pittsburgh reported. Sensitive information about Marine One was reportedly found by Tiversa employees at an IP address in Tehran. Tiversa CEO Bob Boback said a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file sharing program on one of their systems that contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One and financial information about the cost of the helicopter.

An Internet security company claims that Iran has taken advantage of a computer security breach to obtain engineering and communications information about Marine One, President Barack Obama's helicopter, according to a report by WPXI, NBC's affiliate in Pittsburgh. Tiversa, headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pa., reportedly discovered a security breach that led to the transfer of military information to an Iranian IP address, according to WPXI. The information is said to include planned engineering upgrades, avionic schematics, and computer network information. The channel quoted the company's CEO, Bob Boback, who said Tiversa found a file containing the entire blueprints and avionics...

Marine One Spending Under Fire by Mike Krumboltz February 24, 2009 01:26:08 PM President Obama has talked tough about the need to shed wasteful spending. But will he practice what he preaches? His one-time rival, Sen. John McCain, brought up a pricey presidential project that seems a bit unnecessary — a fleet of 28 new Marine One helicopters that will cost taxpayers around $11.2 billion. At a recent summit to cut the federal deficit, Sen. McCain suggested that if President Obama wants to help the economy, perhaps he should consider canceling his order. Obama replied that he's already looking into...

WASHINGTON — President Obama has slammed high-flying executives traveling in cushy jets at a time of economic turmoil. But soon he will have to decide whether to proceed with some of the priciest aircraft in the world — a new fleet of Marine One helicopters that will each cost more than the last Air Force One.

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http://www.rlcil.org/2009/02/08/an-open-letter-to-the-editor-of-the-concord-monitor-mr-president-please-salute-fdr-did/ Dear Editors – I was taken aback when I read the ill-informed piece in The Concord Monitor, headlined, “No Salute, Please.” This Jan. 22, 2009 piece claims that President Reagan initiated the Presidential salute — i.e. returning the salute of a uniformed military officer of enlisted man. Contrary to the myth-making by the article’s author, the salute by the president is not of recent provenance. Indeed, liberal hero President Franklin Delano Roosevelt — whom many of today’s Obammysoxers see in their American idol – was known to salute the troops. He was, after all, their commander-in-chief, during a war....

On day 17 of his presidency, President Obama took off from the White House in the Marine One helicopter for the first time. The still new president walked out of the White House residence and strode alone briskly to the chopper as the winter twilight gathered. You can tell the difference between presidents — at least Bush and Obama — in the little things, and Obama's gait on his way to the helo reflected the fact that this was a new experience for him. There was none of the familiarity that I so often saw watching Bush make this similar...

Barack Obama takes first ride as US President on Air Force One From correspiondents in Washington Agence France-Presse February 06, 2009 11:31am BARACK Obama has taken his debut flight as president on his new "spiffy ride" - the blue and white Boeing 747 which serves as Air Force One. Mr Obama also took his first trip aboard Marine One - the helicopter which ferries the president around on shorter trips - this time from the White House to Andrews air force base outside Washington. The President walked to the press cabin at the back of his new plane before taking...

OWEGO, N.Y. -- The latest incarnation of the presidential helicopter touched down here Friday. And though it may not resemble the Marine One we know so well, it just needs a little time. "We're going to integrate a series of mission equipment, communications equipment, paint it, put in the interior and begin the flight test afterwards at our facility in Maryland," said Kevin Westfall, the VH-71's business operations director. Meet the VH-71, part of a new fleet of nearly 30 presidential helicopters that will be added to the Marine One Squadron over the next decade. Lockheed-Martin won the systems integration...