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  • June 2008

    • Army Overseer Ousted After Rejecting Bogus Iraq Bills

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 17, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      Army Overseer Ousted After Rejecting Bogus Iraq Bills

      Did a top Army official lose his job for trying to save the Army money? Charles Smith was ousted from his job after refusing to pay then-Halliburton subsidiary KBR more than $1 billion in charges deemed bogus by Army auditors. “They had a gigantic amount of costs they couldn’t justify,” Smith tells the New York Times . “The money that was going to KBR was money being taken away from the troops, and I wasn’t going to do that.” Smith’s successor coughed up the money. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq contractors  • defense spending  • KBR  • Halliburton

  • April 2008

    • War Killing Economy, Democrat Says

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 12, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      War Killing Economy, Democrat Says

      While President Bush touted a "turnaround" in Iraq today, one lawmaker called the war "a leading cause" of America's economic woes, the Swamp blog reports. Test-driving the Democrat’s new anti-war argument, Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth blasted General Petraeus for advocating “more of the same, with U.S. troops and taxpayers paying the price.” More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • economy  • taxes  • defense spending

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Dems May Block Record $3T Bush Budget 'Til Next Prez

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 4, 08 4:32 AM CST

      Dems May Block Record $3T Bush Budget 'Til Next Prez

      President Bush today introduces a record $3 trillion budget into opposition from congressional Democrats so fierce that they could hold up the spending plan until the next president takes office, reports AP. Bush's plan envisions at least $400 billion in deficits this year and next, twice 2007's $163 billion debt. The budget would make Bush's proposed first-year tax cuts permanent, while at the same time increasing spending on defense and national security. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Medicare  • tax cuts  • national security  • weakening economy  • Medicaid  • defense spending  • educational programs

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