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Congratulations to President Barack Obama, recipient of the 89th Nobel Prize for Peace, as well as the fourth Nobel Prize for Not Being George W. Bush...
...89th's Most Frequent Flyers...
...High The Pentagon asked for four new executive jets for the Air Force's 89th Airlift Wing. Congress added four more...
...easy to see why lawmakers might become accustomed to flying on the 89th Airlift Wing's jets. The planes sport first-class leather seats, workstations and galleys and are staffed with military personnel to whip up passengers' meals, carry their bags and fix their favorite drinks. And they can stretch out: the C-40, a military version of the 737, can fly with as few as five lawmakers aboard. The same planes carry up to 149 passengers for commercial airlines...
...easy to see why lawmakers might become accustomed to flying on the 89th's jets with their first-class leather seats, workstations and galleys, and on which military personnel whip up their meals, carry their bags and fix their favorite drinks. And they can stretch out - those 737-sized C-40s can fly with as few as five lawmakers aboard (they carry up to 149 passengers for Southwest). Lawmakers are also permitted to take their spouses along, for free. Folks get used to such niceties after a while, and that might have played a role in the push...