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A number of US defense contractors saw surprises in their Christmas stockings in the form of new contracts.

Rumble With a Cause Campaign Benefits U.S. Military Members and Families OSHKOSH, Wis.-- --The Armed Forces Foundation , with the support of Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation , announced today the "Rumble With a Cause" sweepstakes is off to a rousing start.

Top executives at three publicly traded companies in Wisconsin saw their total compensation drop in fiscal 2009, documents filed with regulators show.

Dec. 23, 2009 - The Armed Forces Foundation , with the support of Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation , announced today the "Rumble With a Cause" sweepstakes is off to a rousing start.

Osisko Mining Corporation and Robert Wares, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Founder of Osisko, are pleased to announce a joint gift of common shares of the company to McGill University in Montreal.

Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. , an Oshkosh Corporation company , announced today that it has expanded its manufacturing operations into McIntire, Iowa, by opening a new facility to handle its increased welding activities.

Although the company has added some recent contracts, BAE Systems plc officials said Monday that without the U.S. Army 's $3 billion vehicle manufacturing contract that went to Oshkosh Corp.

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Capability and value. If indeed that is the criteria the U.S. Army uses to finally determine who is awarded a $3 billion contract to build medium-sized tactical vehicles, Oshkosh Corp.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. The news of Exxon's bid for XTO this morning helped send shares at fellow oil and natural gas explorer, Chesapeake jumping 6.8% to $24.58. The fact that Exxon sees value at XTO helps spur other M&A enthusiasts into seeking out the next and perhaps imminent victim, which accounts for Monday's interest at CHK.

That is an increase from an estimated 2.3 billion applications downloaded in 2009.

Oshkosh Corp. officials remain optimistic the company will retain a nearly $3 billion contract to produce medium-size tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army despite the Government Accountability Office's order for the Army to re-evaluate a part of Oshkosh's bid.

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If Oshkosh Corporation loses a $3 billion Army contract, it would have a negative effect on the city as a whole.

The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received another military contract, this one calling for the vehicle manufacturer to provide 400 military trucks in a deal worth $175 million.

The federal government today overturned the Army's decision to shift billions of dollars in combat truck production from Texas to Wisconsin after 17 years, raising hopes that as many 10,000 jobs can be saved at the BAE Systems plant in Sealy and surrounding suppliers.

It won't come wrapped in holiday paper, but nonetheless it would be a huge Christmas present for Tracy Otto and her children.

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