According to the latest Gallup Poll, there has been little change in American public opinion over the war in Iraq, to wit, political persuasion rules the day. Most Republicans approve of President Bush’s handling of the war, while Democrats overwhelming disapprove, while independents side predominantly with Democrats on this issue.
Raytheon, a division of defense giant RTX, recently announced a multiyear deal with the Pentagon to increase annual production of the Air Force’s primary dogfighting missile by more than 50 percent from two years ago.


