President Obama Signs $680 Billion Defense Bill

President Obama signed the national defense authorization act for fiscal 2010 on Wednesday. Doug Mills/The New York Times

Obama Signs $680 Billion Defense Bill -- Voice of America

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law a $680 billion defense bill, which he says will save tens of billions of dollars by cutting wasteful projects. The president says he is changing the business-as-usual atmosphere in Washington.

President Obama says the cuts he is making in the defense budget will make the U.S. military more efficient and save taxpayers' money.

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