CT. Gov : Give Sikorsky a Chance

In a letter to President Bush, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she wants the Navy to reconsider the decision awarding the Marine One helicopter contract to Lockheed Martin instead of to Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft.

Rell toured the Sikorsky facility on Friday, moments after the contract was announced to Maryland-based Lockheed. The decision angered state officials, lawmakers and workers, who said the president's helicopter should be 100 percent American-made."I was, I am, at a loss to understand this decision," Rell wrote