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After Years of Failure, DOD Travel System Still Can't Get Off the Ground

April 28, 2008

Joining the chorus of critics from Capitol Hill, employees at the Department of Defense are not big fans of the Defense Travel System (DTS). The Financial Times recently reported that DTS is plagued ... Read More link

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UNAIDS Reports HIV Epidemic Gaining Ground

April 28, 2008

The rate of progress in expanding access to all HIV/AIDS services is failing to keep pace with the expansion of the epidemic in Eastern and Southern Africa, according to UNAIDS. In the area of pr... Read More link


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Foolishness & Foreign Aid

April 25, 2008

April 25, 2008 -- TODAY is World Malaria Day; all three presidential candidates will likely mark the occasion with fresh promises on foreign aid, malaria and poverty. Problem is, the "solutions&q... Read More link

Oversight Action

Senator Coburn seeks transparency with World Bank and U.N. programs in Iran

April 10, 2008

Senator Tom Coburn sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Henry Paulson, requesting information regarding licenses and other documents the Treasury Department has for World Bank and United N... Read More link


Legislative and Floor Action

Seven Senators Oppose Irresponsible Global AIDS Bill

April 10, 2008

Senators Coburn, Demint, Burr, Vitter, Chambliss, Bunning and Sessions wrote Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, asking him to protect their rights to object to movement of the House or Senate global A... Read More link

Legislative and Floor Action

Dr. Coburn and Colleagues Introduce Life-saving Global AIDS Bill

March 12, 2008

Dr. Coburn, Senators Burr, Kyl Introduce Legislation to Prioritize Life-saving HIV/AIDS Treatment Summary Bill Text Statement for the Record, with attachment: Treatment Cost Analysis Lett... Read More link


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Voice of America: intimidating whistleblowers

March 9, 2008

Voice of America (VOA) and Broadcasting Board of Governor (BBG) officials including the Executive Editor, Chief of Staff, Associate Director of Language Programming, and Director of Human Resources, h... Read More link

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Voice of America to World: Terrorists are freedom fighters

March 4, 2008

While the U.S. is engaged in a war of ideas against radical Islam and terrorist entities, Voice of America (VOA) refers to terrorists as "rebels." Don Benson, VOA Central News Division edit... Read More link


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Bogus Medical Suppliers Still Ripping Off Medicare

March 3, 2008

A recent Health and Human Services Inspector General Report found ongoing problems with bogus Medical Suppliers continuing to rip of Medicare and taxpayers. The report found "suppliers not loc... Read More link
 



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