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 Leave Washington Alone! 

DC is unfair target of attacks, 'good place in which to live'

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 5, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians can make a career out of promising to “change,” “clean up,” “reform,” and “shake up” Washington. And while the District may not completely be a shining city on a hill, it’s doing just fine, thank you, Leonard Downie writes in a tribute to the nation’s oft-slandered capital. “It particularly irks me when candidates for president rail against my adopted hometown,” Downie notes in the Washington Post . More »

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Washington DC • bureaucracy • public sector • private sector

Iraq Private Sector Stalls, Public Hiring Fills Gap

Economy driven by single employer sparks financial concerns

New York Times New York Times Aug 11, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With private business slow to take root in post-invasion Iraq, the government is picking up the slack by hiring a vast army of employees, the New York Times reports, creating an economy far different from what the US had foreseen. Government jobs will account for about 35% of employment this year, a source of concern for analysts who argue that a flourishing free market is what the country needs. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • inflation • employment • public sector • private sector

Homeland Security Dep't Turns 5

Chertoff reflects on successes, challenges at Homeland Security

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Feb 28, 08 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - With the Department of Homeland Security celebrating its fifth anniversary Saturday, Secretary Michael Chertoff says six attack-free years could tempt the next US administration to make cuts in his agencies, the Christian Science Monitor reports. He said he has a "moral responsibility" to make choices he might not see bear fruit, rather than take the usual Washington approach of post-disaster recriminations. More »

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