Defense firms will feel Bush's budget

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The budget that President Bush sent Congress this week offered a 4.8 percent spending increase for defense, which could have implications for Minnesota's large and small defense contractors, said Chip Laingen, spokesman for the trade group Defense Alliance of Minnesota. <snip>

Minnesota's top defense companies

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

Edina-based firm has 14,000 employees (1,600 in Minnesota) and $2.75 billion in sales <more>

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