Then, scrapping the over-budget project was hailed as the right decision, and now cost has become an even bigger factor as the Pentagon will have to get along with shrinking appropriations.

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Voters remember Mr Clark for fiscal deficits, fudged budget figures, stiff tax increases and huge cost overruns on a ferry project.

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