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President Convinces Congress To Scrap Additional F-22 Order

Veto threat keeps order for stealth fighter at 187

The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter was designed to defeat any threat it might face on the modern battlefield. However, earlier today an even tougher fighter based out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue shot down seven of the planes before they even got off the assembly line.

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Wireless Woes on Inauguration Day

DC-area telcos gearup for a day of dropped calls and weakened signals

If you’re planning to be anywhere near D.C. on Tuesday, don’t be surprised to experience some cell phone trouble. Government officials aren’t the only ones bracing for record-breaking crowds in the nation’s capital for president-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration. The wireless industry is also preparing for a possible network overload.

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Hydrogen-Bombing Down the Track

PopSci goes pedal-to-the-carbon-fiber in Honda's next-gen prototype fuel cell car after a rare one-on-one interview with Honda's president and CEO Takeo Fukui

For a closer look at the Honda FCX, click 'View Photo Gallery.' And for a rare Q&A with Honda's president and CEO, continue reading on the second page.

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A New Presidential Ride

The aging Marine One helicopter fleet is finally due to retire. Meet its successor

After decades of upgrades to a fleet of notoriously cramped Sikorsky VH-3 Sea Kings, the White House has tasked Lockheed Martin with a dramatic, $6.1-billion makeover of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, starting this summer. The goal: to fit a mobile Oval Office into the tight quarters of a chopper. The new fleet will consist of 23 VH-71 aircraft, each of which will have 200 square feet of cabin space, nearly double the Sea King´s 116.

Aside from the legroom, the copter will incorporate major upgrades to the old defense and communications

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December 2009: Best of What's New

In our December issue, Popular Science names the 100 best innovations of the year: bombproof wallpaper, self-parking cars, the fastest helicopter, and 97 more. Plus inventor profiles and videos.

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