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The "Not-So-Big Three" Beg for a Bailout

The so-called “Big Three” domestic automakers, General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford have kicked into overdrive to lobby Congress to salvage what is left of their business operations using taxpayer funds.  General Motors, which has entered negative...

Leslie Paige October 31, 2008
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Gasp!

In April 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Massachusetts v. EPA.  The lawsuit’s intent was to force the EPA to regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) as pollutants because of their...

Elizabeth Wright September 30, 2008
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Railing Against High-Speed Rail

On November 4, voters in California will have a dozen propositions on the ballot.  There are four bond issues, including renewable energy, veterans housing, and children’s hospitals.  The most expensive – Proposition 1A – would provide for a bond...

Thomas Schatz September 30, 2008
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2008 Prime Cuts is a Guide to Cut Spending

With the election on November 4th looming, both Presidential candidates have pledged to go through the budget line by line to find wasteful spending.  Whoever wins could save a lot of time by reading Citizens Against Government Waste’s 2008 Prime...

CAGW Staff September 30, 2008
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ACORN: Taxpayer Seed Money Underwriting Corruption and Voter Fraud?

Voter registration and vote fraud is once again front and center as November 4 approaches.  As in previous elections, the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now, or ACORN, is at the center of political and legal storms. 

Leslie Paige September 30, 2008
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Medicare Fraud: Not a New Story

Just before the August congressional break, I was asked to testify before a forum on Medicare fraud that was chaired by Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).  Sen. Martinez introduced S. 3164, the Seniors and Taxpayers...

Elizabeth Wright August 31, 2008
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Department of Defense Delays Air Force Tanker Contract Decision…Again

The Department of Defense (DoD) has once again flip-flopped with regard to the awarding of a $40 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract.

CAGW Staff August 31, 2008
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Old Porkers Learn New Tricks

On September 24, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2009 Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 392-39.  The Senate will approve the legislation as well.  It includes more than $600 billion for national security programs in the...

Sean Kennedy August 31, 2008
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FCC Takes First Steps in Enforcing Net Neutrality

The government is one step closer to regulating the Internet as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attempts to sanction Comcast for its management of Internet traffic.  The FCC claims that its authority to act is covered under broadband...

CAGW Staff August 31, 2008
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Department of Defense Delays Air Force Tanker Contract Decision…Again

The Department of Defense (DoD) has once again flip-flopped with regard to the awarding of a $40 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract.

CAGW Staff August 31, 2008
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Treasury’s Toxic Waste Dump…on Taxpayers

The move is unprecedented and historical; the price tag, up to $700 billion, is staggering; reaction in the nation’s capital has been fluid, chaotic, enraged and, now, perhaps obstructionist.

Leslie Paige August 31, 2008
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Medicare Fraud: Not a New Story

Just before the August congressional break, Citizens Against Government Waste testified before a forum on Medicare fraud that was chaired by Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas).  Sen. Martinez introduced S. 3164, the Seniors and...

Elizabeth Wright August 31, 2008

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