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September 23rd, 2008War boondoggle
A Drug War Boondoggle
It merits only the briefest of mentions in the president's new budget, but those few lines of type could represent the final chapter in a long and twisted Washington saga. Stashed ... (more...)
A Drug War Boondoggle
In 1993, when the NDIC officially opened, the congressional General Accounting Office issued a damning report citing duplication among 19 drug intelligence centers that already ... (more...)
The Saga of Hog Island by James J. Martin
The Story of the First Great War Boondoggle 1 by James J. Martin On April 6, 1917 the Congress of the United States declared war on Imperial Germany, in accord with the impassioned ... (more...)
The War on Pot: America's $42 Billion Annual Boondoggle | DrugReporter ...
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Tags: Boondoggle, Chalabi. July 20, 2002 General Franks requests $700 million for war preparations. The President agrees and Congress is not informed. (more...)
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Trans-Texas Corridor plan bites the dust - San Marcos Daily Record
Austin ? State officials said Tuesday they are scrapping the proposed network of toll roads known as the Trans-Texas Corridor, a massive transportation project that critics called an expensive boondoggle. "The days of the Trans-Texas Corridor are ... (more...)
Most Valuable Progressives of 2008 - Nation
Progressives had more to celebrate in 2008 than in any year since the Supreme Court got into the business of stealing elections. The jubilant mood is dampened, of course, by the fact of a country is stuck in two military quagmires, ravaged by the ... (more...)
The Generational Theft Act of 2009 - CNS News
Barack Obama has dubbed his behemoth fiscal stimulus proposal the ?American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.? But if truth in advertising were required of White House plans, only one title would fit the trillion-dollar-plus-and-growing bill: The ... (more...)
In difficult times we must dream big - MLive.com
History buffs will not be the only ones taking note in July when our country and the world mark the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. Anyone who lived through that event knows how it changed our lives forever. Anyone who was not alive then ... (more...)
Shinseki garners plaudits, doubts - The Washington Times
Democrats and some veterans groups are praising President-elect Barack Obama 's selection of retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to head the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, but others are quietly questioning his qualifications to lead the Cabinet ... (more...)