Work continues around the pumps and locks of the 17th Street canal at Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans Monday, April 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Corps asked to explain pump contract
By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer Mon Apr 30, 11:09 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS - When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for […]
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White House Looked Past Alarms on Kerik
Giuliani, Gonzales Pushed DHS Bid Forward
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By John Solomon and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, April 8, 2007; Page A01
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When former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani urged President Bush to […]
W and his merry band of incorrigibles are good for about three per day.
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The GSA administrator in mufti
GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics
Doan Denies ‘Improper’ Use of Agency for GOP
By Scott Higham and Robert O’Harrow Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, March 26, 2007; A01
Witnesses have told congressional investigators that the chief of the […]
Watchdog: Like Oil and Water, Judge and Exxon Mobil Shouldn’t Mix
March 23, 2007 11:49 AM
Anna Schecter Reports:
Exxon_valdez_nrA federal judge, who served on the appellate court panel that ruled Exxon Mobil’s penalty for the Valdez oil spill should be reduced, had taken trips with an organization that is sponsored in part by the oil company.
Watchdog groups […]
Add the AP story to this Think Progress idea and one finds
NO ONE MESSES WITH DICK!
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Feinstein: Questions on firing of prosecutor in Cunningham case
By Erica Werner
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:46 p.m. March 19, 2007
WASHINGTON – The day after then-U.S. Attorney Carol Lam in San Diego notified the Justice Department of warrants in a corruption case focused on […]
Smithsonian Documents Detail Chief’s Expenses
Invoices Include Work on Home of Secretary Small
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 19, 2007; Page A01
Internal Smithsonian documents offer a glimpse into what one senator called the “Dom Perignon” lifestyle of the taxpayer-supported institution’s chief official, who turned in a $15,000 receipt for the replacement of French doors […]
Would that there were more stories like this
instead of socio-pathic carnage.
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Reports: $56,000 got judge his job
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (UPI) — Two New York newspapers say a deposed Brooklyn politician allegedly sold a judgeship for at least $50,000 in cash and another $6,000 in stamps.
($6,000 in stamps?! Was he going to send […]
If the stakes were not so high for all of us, this presidency could be enjoyed as an Our Gang Comedy in which the rich kid makes it difficult for Spanky, Stymie and Alfalfa to compete.
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“White House uses secret memo to fight court order
CNN
POSTED: 5:58 p.m. EST, January 5, 2007
• Secret Service agrees to keep […]
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Oct. 27, 2006 – 6:38 p.m.
Investigators Say Speaker’s Aide Hindered Inquiry of Hill Security Contracts
By Steven T. Dennis, CQ Staff
Two former House committee investigators who were examining Capitol Hill security upgrades said a senior aide to Speaker J. Dennis Hastert hindered their efforts before they were abruptly ordered to stop their probe […]
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“Halliburton Cited For Iraq Overhead
Costs in Oil Contract Called Extreme
By Griff Witte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 25, 2006; Page D01
Administrative overhead accounted for more than half the costs that a Halliburton Co. subsidiary passed on to the government under a key contract to restore Iraq’s oil industry, a figure that critics said was unusually high.”
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