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	<title><![CDATA[New Obama Small Business Rescue Plan Ignores Abuses In Government Contracting Programs]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/new-obama-small-business_b_134193.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Senator Barack Obama's new small business emergency rescue plan is being criticized for ignoring a series of federal investigations that found the government has diverted billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to many of the largest firms in the United States and Europe. (<a href="http://www.asbl.com/obamasmallbusinessrescueplan.pdf">http://www.asbl.com/obamasmallbusinessrescueplan.pdf</a>) </p>

<p>In March of 2005, the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General issued Report 5-15, which stated, "One of the most important challenges facing the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the entire...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-11-13T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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