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      "id": 100938,
      "date": "2002-06-25",
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      "title": "Crusader XM2001 Self-Propelled Howitzer: Background and Issues for Congress",
      "summary": "The Army has been seeking to enhance its self-propelled 155mm artillery capabilities since the\nlate\n1970's. In addition to several programs to modify the M109 artillery system, culminating in the\ncurrent M109A6 Paladin, since 1987 these efforts have focused on what is now called the XM2001\nCrusader. Initially begun in order to match the mobility and firepower of Soviet artillery, the\nCrusader program is now the center of a controversy over whether it is an appropriate investment\ngiven the Army's on-going transformation to a lighter, more mobile force. Secretary of Defense\nRumsfeld has announced his intent to terminate the program, however the Crusader's supporters in\nthe House and Senate Armed Services Committees are seeking legislative provisions to maintain the\nprogram until at least May 2003 while an assessment of alternatives is conducted. This report will\nbe updated as further events occur.",
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