GAO: Forget The Bonuses, AIG Can't Repay Its Loans
Lost in all the shouting over the $165 million in bonuses paid to executives of disgraced insurer American International Group was this sober message...
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Extreme Conscription: Recruiting the Taliban for America's Fight
Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 04.16.2009 | World
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While normally the US should exhaust all diplomatic channels, Obama should exercise great caution when it comes to talking with the Taliban, as it comes with one too many concerns.
Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business
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The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.
TARP Funds Still "Untethered"
Virginian-Pilot | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business
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When Congress and the Bush administration collaborated on passage of a $700 billion economic bailout package in October, they sought to ease voters' f...
Improving US Image Abroad Top Priority for President-elect Obama
Nancy Snow | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO in guvspeak), today identified public diplomacy as one of 13 top priorities for President-elect Barack ...
Washington Post Finds Bush Cheated Small Businesses Out of Over Half a Trillion Dollars in Contracts
Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business
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During the eight years of the Bush Administration, approximately $448 billion in federal small business contracts have been diverted to Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses.
To the Presidential Candidates....Debate This!
Deirdre Imus | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics
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No question, the energy and economic crisis affect us all. But noticeably absent from the primaries and now the presidential debates have been any discussions about America's children.
Report: EPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow "Virtually Unrestricted"
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green
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According to the report, other used electronics "flow virtually unrestricted, even to countries where they can be mismanaged."
The Great Corporate Tax Heist
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics
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Remember the old Steve Martin routine on how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes: "First, make a million dollars... Second, don't pay taxes." Turns out Martin's joke is standard operating procedure for corporations in the US.
Representation Without Taxation: Study Says Most Corporations Avoid US Income Tax
AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005, according to a new report from Congress. The s...
Deregulation Defrauds Americans
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business
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For decades, conservatives have vilified the word regulation. This has brought us corporate slavery approved by the U.S. government and panic lines of depositors outside banks.
Iraq Reports Agree On One Issue McCain Ignores: Political Progress Is Lacking
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
As the Washington Post reported Tuesday, there are several stark differences between the two latest high-profile government assessments of Iraq. While...
From Staffer to Contractor: Stopping the Pentagon's Revolving Door
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
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The need for more aggressive scrutiny is abundantly clear. GAO has identified $295 billion in cost overruns -- the Pentagon can't balance its books or keep track of its vast inventory.
Auditors Echo Call For U.S. Air Force To Re-Test Boeing, Northrupp Grumann Tankers
Reuters | Jim Wolf | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business
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U.S. auditors urged the Air Force Wednesday to rerun its marathon, $35 billion competition for refueling aircraft, upholding a protest by losing bidde...
White House undermines EPA on cancer risks, GAO says
AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is undermining the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to determine health dangers of toxic chemicals...
Secret Military Gear Found For Sale On eBay, Craigslist
Information Week | Thomas Clayburn | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business
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Sensitive military items are being offered for sale through eBay and Craigslist, the Government Accountability Office said in a report issued Thursday...
Gov Credit Cards Used To Pay For Lingerie, iPods, $13K Dinner
Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business
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The Washington Post reports: Federal employees used government credit cards to pay for lingerie, gambling, iPods, Internet dating services, and a $1...
Government Auditors Issue Scathing Review Of Pentagon's Weapons Budget
Washington Post | Dana Hedgpeth | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
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Government auditors issued a scathing review yesterday of dozens of the Pentagon's biggest weapons systems, saying ships, aircraft and satellites are ...
GAO Questions Bush Administration's Iraq "Benchmark" Report
AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
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The Bush administration, in its last so-called Iraq "benchmark" report, used questionable financial data to assert that the Baghdad government was mak...
Fed Employees Spent At Least $146M On First-Class Airline Travel In One Year
Associated Press | HOPE YEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Federal employees wasted at least $146 million over a one-year period on business- and first-class airline tickets, in some cases simply because they ...
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