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The Pentagon: Where The Fat's At (www.theittlist.com) TMC

Will Obama have the guts and good sense to rein in this country’s runaway military spending? In These Times Contributing Editor Frida Berrigan offers a great primer on this crucial topic over at... More

Tags: pentagon,budget,war,military spending,tmc

Submitted about 19 hours ago by cdoherty on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Stimulate The California Economy And Balance The Budget (www.calitics.com)

California's unemployment rate has soared to 8.2% -- third highest in the United States! We need to stimulate California's economy. We need a massive jobs and infrastructure investment program,... More

Tags: budget,taxes

Submitted 3 days ago by DaveJ on California | 0 Comments |

Obama supports advance funding for VA (www.militarytimes.com)

President-elect Barack Obama promised days before the Nov. 4 election that his administration would support the idea of approving veterans’ funding one year in advance in an effort to avoid... More

Tags: barack obama,veterans,va,veterans affairs,american federation of government employees,funding,budget,health care

Submitted 21 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

$12 Million for Transition to Obama Administration (blogs.wsj.com)

The effort under way to smooth the transition from a Bush administration to an Obama administration will cost $12 million and employ about 450 staffers, Obama-Biden transition team co-chair John... More

Tags: barack obama,transition,john podesta,budget

Submitted 22 days ago by cdoherty on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Computerizing prosecutor case files a good use of asset forfeiture funds ()

Ever since the Harris County DA's office was criticized for stockpiling millions in asset forfeiture money, interim DA Ken Magdison has been looking to use the money for more legitimate projects.

Tags: case file,archive,budget

Submitted 29 days ago by jwillyard on TexasJustice | 0 Comments |

How Not to Pass a Defense Bill (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

The House Financial Services Committee, on Sept. 24, grilled Treasury Sec. Henry Paulson Jr. about the $700-billion financial bailout plan. The high-profile hearing signaled that lawmakers were not... More

Tags: tmc,the washington independent,financial bailout,house of representatives,pentagon,budget

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

The Coming Military Spending Surge (www.prospect.org) TMC

A substantial progressive landslide -- involving the White House, over a dozen House seats, and at least half a dozen Senate seats -- now looks like an increasingly likely scenario for November. But... More

Tags: tmc,the american prospect,military,military spending,budget

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |

Massive US Military Budget passed (therealnews.com) TMC

Chalmers Johnson: US wrong to believe it can maintain both a military and civilian economy

Tags: tmc,real news network,budget,economy

Submitted 2 months ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Calitics:: Credit Crisis Causes California Cash Crunch (www.calitics.com)

One of the bigger news stories circulating this morning is Arnold's letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson warning that California might run out of cash if the credit markets don't unfreeze. The state... More

Tags: california,budget

Submitted 2 months ago by DaveJ on California | 0 Comments |

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