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Keep defense dollars flowing, elect Romney

August 21, 2012 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 20, 2012 5:25 pm

By John A. Alexander Old Lyme

President Obama's overhaul of the Defense Department can be expected to shake up Connecticut's large military contractors like United Technologies and General Dynamic's Electric Boat - and the hundreds of subcontractors in the state that depend on these defense giants.

Connecticut's whole economy is at stake.

We can do something about it.

Give Mitt Romney our electoral votes.

SOS - Save Our State, as well as our sub base.

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