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Trade group urges U.S. defense modernization

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next president must launch a multibillion-dollar, decade-long military modernization drive to head off a loss of U.S. ability to protect its interests worldwide, the trade group that represents major defense contractors said in a report on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/PoliticsNews?a=QDxl2q"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/PoliticsNews?i=QDxl2q" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?a=qRfJEK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?i=qRfJEK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?a=0WrMWk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?i=0WrMWk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?a=dLt6ik"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/PoliticsNews?i=dLt6ik" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~4/376584028" height="1" width="1"/>