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Boeing's political relationships come under scrutiny

caption: Model airplanes are stored at the Boeing Historical Archives on Friday, September 15, 2017, in Bellevue.
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Model airplanes are stored at the Boeing Historical Archives on Friday, September 15, 2017, in Bellevue.
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Boeing's CEO reportedly called President Trump this week to advise him on what to do, showing just how connected the aviation giant is in our nation's Capitol.

The U.S. grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets on Wednesday following two deadly crashes of the planes since October ... but only after multiple other countries had stopped flying them.

Sarah Bryner, research director with the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit watchdog based in Washington D.C., discusses Boeing's power in D.C.


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