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Because Social Security Isn’t Screwed Up Enough Already – ABC News
700 Social Security Administration (SSA) executives attended a decked out $700,000 conference in Phoenix, AZ because they said death threats against them were taking an emotional toll. In other news, the entire US military is booked in Las Vegas next weekend to deal with the stress of “getting shot at and providing freedom for insecure SSA executives.”
DC Isn’t THAT Expensive – KXXV News Channel 25 (Texas)
A school district in Texas spent more than $56,000 in travel costs, mostly to Washington DC.
University of North Carolina Single Handedly Ruining Science – WSOC TV 9 (North Carolina)
UNC Charlotte got $27 million dollars in federal funding, much of it used for arcane and relatively useless studies.
Giddy Up, Waste Our Money Pennsylvania – The Express-Times (Pennsylvania)
The Bethlehem, Pa police department has bought two horses with $40,000 of stimulus money.
Money Money Everywhere… And Not a Drop of That Fiscal Responsibility Thing – USA Today
Some organizations, agencies, and programs are seeing such massive budget increases they don’t believe they will be able implement effective oversight.
I’M ON A BOAT! – Baltimore Business Journal
$1.6 million of the stimulus are being used to fund Baltimore’s water taxis.
Hey Cool, More Military Money Wasted – St. Petersburg Times
Federal agents have raided a Florida based defense contractor that has received tens of millions of dollars in defense contracts.
The Sky is Blue, Grass is Green, and John Murtha is Corrupt – Washington Post
John Murtha D-Pa. directed millions of dollars to companies that didn’t complete work, did unrelated work using earmark money, and had hidden owners with conflicts of interest.
Appropriations Panel as Transparent as, Well, a Pork Tenderloin – Roll Call
The Appropriations Committee disposed of letters from Congressmen requesting earmarks meaning it could be impossible to identify earmark sponsors from before 2007.
Defense Companies to Receive Billions for Defense, Still Nothing for Tribute – The Hill
The Senate Armed Services Committee earmarked $9 billion onto the defense appropriations bill.
Boxer is a Porker - Roll Call
The House and Senate committees authorizing the highway bill have taken different approaches, with Chairwoman Barbara Boxer taking the pork laden route.
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