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The Pentagon's $1 Trillion Problem
The Defense Department has spent billions to fix its antiquated financial systems. So why does the Pentagon still have no idea where its money goes? http://tinyurl.com/ 3jnxf4 From Information Clearing... ...
Timeline for Irreversible Climate Change
In YaleGlobal Online, James Hansen writes: "Government 'energy information' departments parrot industry. Partly because of disinformation, the major efforts needed to develop alternative energies have... ...
Local defense contractors score billions
Arizona Republic 04/07/08 Presid ent Bush’s $515.4 billion 2009 defense budget, now before Congress, bodes well for Arizona’s more than 6,000 military contractors and subcontractors. The spending package,... ...
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don't)
http://pol.moveon.org/mcca in10/?id=12407-6174555-zxk 2VS&t=231 1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved,"... ...
Pentagon's weapon spending surges to $1.6 trillion in 2007
The U.S. Defense Department's spending on weapon systems has surged to 1.6 trillion dollars in 2007, doubling from 790 billion dollars in 2000, said a congressional report released on Tuesday. http://news.xinh uanet.com/english/2008-04/ 02/content_7901086.htm F rom... ...
An Election Without Meaning
By Peter Phillips Will November 2008 bring a meaningful change to America? Will getting rid of George W. Bush and Richard Cheney without impeachment or indictment really make a difference? Will a 600... ...
Army's $200 Billion Reboot Fizzles: Murtha Wants $20 Billion More
Pump another $20 billion into the sickly, $200 billion behemoth "Future Combat Systems" before it drops dead under its own weight. http://blog.wired .com/defense/2008/03/post. html From Information Clearing... ...
Dems Yank Troop Withdrawal Bill From Senate Floor
Little new was said in the past two days, but thanks to Republican procedural maneuvers, the Senate was forced to debate a doomed Iraq troop withdrawal bill proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Republicans... ...
How members of Congress have awarded federal dollars for questionable purposes to companies in local Congressional districts
"Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series 'Expose: America's Investigative Reports' offer a hard and fresh look at how earmarks really work. The broadcast profiles Seattle Times reporters on the trail of... ...
Russia: US Satellite Shot a Weapons Test
Russia said Saturday that U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite may be a veiled test of America's missile defense system. http://www.breitb art.com/article.php?id=D8U RMG5G0&show_article=1 E xperts... ...