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$601 billion defense bill clears House

By COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: May 23, 2014 at 3:48 a.m.

The U.S. House passed a $601 billion defense authorization bill Thursday that rejects Pentagon plans to retire Cold War-era planes and rebuffs efforts to find savings in cutting military benefits and closing bases.

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