The board approved upgrades at an overall rate of 46 percent, but requests from Vietnam-era veterans claiming PTSD were nearly always denied (of about 145 PTSD-related applications, the board approved two).
The Israeli prime minister denied the allegations, and said he had only approved upgrades to existing units. .
The issuing bank, WebBank of Salt Lake City, Utah, will issue loans to borrowers once they're approved by Upgrade and these other investors have committed to fund the loans, which are expected to range from $2,000 to $50,000 and be used primarily to pay back credit card debt.
In early December, Poland's defence ministry approved an upgraded national defence plan that includes an effort to co-ordinate better between the regular military and informal paramilitary outfits.
With the prospect of a major challenge, the Wild Oats XI owner, Bob Oatley, approved major upgrades to his 100-foot maxi, which set the course record of one day and a little more than 18 hours in 2005 and has taken line honors in five of the last six years.
Even if approved, the upgraded F-16s would not be available until 2011, said one House aide who had been briefed on the issue, and who spoke on condition of anonymity, raising the question whether the funds could be spent on counterterrorism equipment that could be employed more quickly.
Ministers and industry bosses have planned for this, approving an upgrade to the big Zeebrugge-Bacton pipeline that links Britain to the continent, and the construction of new lines from Norway and Holland.
Some analysts say the decision to approve an upgrade - rather than provide more advanced fighters - is designed to appease Beijing, which had warned that relations would suffer if the sale went ahead.
They note that by lifting residential zoning restrictions, the Marine Recreation District was supposed to make it easier for approved businesses to upgrade their operations.
