THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, March 21, 1996 TAG: 9603200108
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A6 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
In a major White House decision that could lift the fortunes of the B-2 Stealth bomber program, President Clinton agreed Wednesday to order one additional B-2 from Northrop Grumman Corp.
The decision, scheduled to be announced Thursday, is certain to become a potent factor in this election-year political battle over whether to build more of the controversial bombers. Clinton delivered what seemed to be a lethal blow to the B-2 program in February, when he said he would not order additional bombers beyond the 20 currently on order at a cost of $2.2 billion each. by CNB