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The Pentagon Strangles Our Economy: Why the U.S. Has Gone Broke
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5-3-2008 3:32 PM
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Read on, taxpayers!
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5-3-2008
5:07 PM
masbury
And for the third year in a row, the Pentagon has refused to submit to standard accounting practices, allowing, for instance, huge payments to contractors under "miscellaneous," according to the GAO.
5-5-2008
8:34 AM
citizenbfk
Such a waste...and a lot of it's expenses hidden as well.
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