Base Closures Projected To Save DoD Billions

Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale told reporters Monday that base closures, although politically unpopular, may end up saving the country $5 billion per year.

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Justin Duckham is a Senior Washington Correspondent with the Talk Radio News Service. Justin is a proud alumnus of UC Merced, where he studied History, Philosophy and American Studies. Prior to making the jump to politics in 2008, Justin was a music journalist in California. Follow Justin on Twitter @Jduckham

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