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Corruption

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LA Times

(And the saga continues) A Bush politcal appointee and former Silicon Valley executive who has faced oppositon in his bid to bail out Iraq's struggling factories is under investigation by the Defense Dept on mismanagment allegations.

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The Agitator

Officers took the money and turned it over to the DEA. Border Patrol agents searched his truck with drug-sniffing dogs but found no evidence of illegal substances, DEA agents told Prieto forfeiture proceedings would be initiated within 30 days.

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SF Chronicle

The government's long-standing, secretive practice of using criminal informants is finally getting its day in court - and in Congress. Last month, a federal judge ordered the FBI to pay $102 million for knowingly using the false testimony...

The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically

News Link • Global Reported By Chip Saunders

The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically

News Link • Global Reported By

The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically

News Link • Global Reported By
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Reuters

Internal investigators have uncovered more than $1.4 billion of dubious payments at Siemens' telecoms and turbines divisions, far more than previously thought, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said. "We're talking about enormous sums," the

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Reuters

A prominent New Orleans city councilman who had said he would run for mayor in 2010 is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges. Councilman Oliver Thomas reached a plea bargain agreement with U.S. prosecutors investigating corruption in

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STEVE FAINARU, Washington Post

Costs rose in line with the Corps of Engineers' security demands, including a request for additional armored vehicles that cost roughly $150,000 each and are manned by guards who earn $15,000 a month. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is made up pri

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Information Clearing house

The Saudis are getting $13bn. How can they spend that? Have Prada moved into tanks? Here's something they sneaked out this week with hardly anyone noticing - the Americans have announced a "military aid package" of sixty billion

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Black and Right

I must admit to having an initial gut response to CREW(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics) and their current attempts to root out nepotism in DC. According to Josephine Hearn at The Politico, "House members are complaining that their spouse

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Associated Press

Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service on Monday searched the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, an official said. The Justice Department has been looking into the seven-term senator's relationship with a wealthy contractor as part of a pu

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Whitehouse for sale

This Web site allows you to follow the money trail of campaign bundlers – or people who funnel money to campaigns – as they collect thousands, and sometimes even millions, of dollars from other people for the 2008 presidential candidates.

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