According to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll, the No. 1 issue for Americans as we head into this year’s Congressional election is—you guessed it—the situation in Iraq. It trumps corruption in government, terrorism, and the economy. The graph (click on the box) shows the percentage that views each of 11 issues as “extremely important.”
RTX, parent of Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney, is getting out of the space prime business and focusing on its "strengths" as a maker of space sensors, buses, and components, company COO Chris Calio said during an earnings call.