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	<title><![CDATA[Washington Post Story Minimizes Government Contracting Scandal - McCain and Obama Ignore It]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/washington-post-story-min_b_140481.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>A recent Washington Post story about the diversion of billions in government small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms looks more like it was written by the White House press office than the newspaper that broke the story on Watergate. (<a href="http://www.asbl.com/showmedia.php?id=1179">http://www.asbl.com/showmedia.php?id=1179</a>) </p>

<p>The story seems "un-Washington Post-like." Titled, "Agencies Counted Big Firms As Small," with a Bush Administration excuse for a subtitle - "SBA Says It Will Correct Data On Federal Contracts." The first sentence begins with "US government agencies...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-04T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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