Read more 767 Tanker stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26049/767-tanker.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 09:38:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37099/pentagon-delays-35b-tanker-deal-for-next-president.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=134766&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003816' border='0' />The Pentagon has put a $35 billion contract for new Air Force refueling tankers on hold, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today, reasoning that the White House didn’t have enough time left to “complete a competition that would be viewed as fair.” The contract was awarded to a European-American partnership,...In this artist's depiction provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., a KC-45A refuels a B-2 stealth bomber. http://www.newser.com/story/37099/pentagon-delays-35b-tanker-deal-for-next-president.htmlWed, 10 Sep 2008 11:58:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=82953&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020554' border='0' />John McCain is being dragged into the feud between Boeing and the Air Force, reports AP . A firm headed by McCain's campaign finance chairman, Tom Loeffler, was paid $220,000 to lobby on behalf of the Airbus, the successful European rival to Boeing's 767 fuel tanker. McCain had helped block...Presidential hopeful Arizona Senator John McCain greets supporters. His campaign chairman reportedly lobbied on behalf of the foreign corporation that beat Boeing out of a $35 Billion contract, potentially costing tens of thousands of American jobs.http://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.htmlWed, 12 Mar 2008 04:30:12 CDT