Sen Bumpers says he's ready to give up on trying to kill the F-22.

THROWING IN THE TOWEL: Sen. Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.), who plans to retire from Congress at the end of this session, says he is "about ready to concede I have lost" his fight to kill the F-22. The long-time opponent of the Air Force fighter program was successful in getting a cost cap imposed on the...

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