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Stealth Ship Sunk by $5B Price Tag

go.com     1 hr ago   58 related          

Cost and Vulnerability Became Factors in Decision to Sack Navy's Newest Destroyer By DAVID SHARP Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Maine July 24, 2008 (AP) In this Wednesday, June 8, 2005 file photo two destroyers are under...                

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REFILE-Pentagon audits changed to favor contractors -GAO (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     9 hrs ago   17 related          

By JoAnne Allen WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Supervisors in the Pentagon agency that audits weapons contracts used intimidation, harassment and threats to get their employees to alter audits in favor of contractors,...                

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Running scared?

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     22 hrs ago   1 related          

Washington Times Editorial: How big of a Democratic gain will occur in the Senate come November? We know that this is the right question to ask in a year of a spirited Democratic primary, much enthusiasm in the party of Jackson...                

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GOP senators scramble for lifeboats

freerepublic.com     21 hrs ago   14 related          

Republican Senate leaders — terrified by the prospect of losing five or more seats in November — have freed their members to vote however they need to vote to get reelected, even if that means bucking the president or the...                

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The Senate According to Schumer

wsjonline.com     15 hrs ago   8 related          

June Kronholz reports on Senate races. For anyone keeping track of the 2008 Senate races—and who isn’t?—New York’s Charles Schumer, head of the Democrats’ Senate campaign committee, offered reporters this analysis of the...                

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Maine senators meet with BIW head, Navy brass

mainetoday.com     18 hrs ago   2 related          

Portland Press Herald Staff Writer July 23, 2008 12:02 PM Maine's U.S. senators met this morning with Bath Iron Works President Dugan Shipway on the Navy's decision to limit the DDG 1000 next-generation destroyer program to...                

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Report: Is data sharing stopping terrorists?

washingtonpost.com     yesterday   14 related          

WASHINGTON -- Nearly seven years after 9/11, the government still can't measure how well an office created to improve information sharing on terrorism may be helping prevent attacks, congressional investigators say. The...                

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Congress Pursues $80 Oil With Trading Limits, Disclosure Rules (Bloomberg)

yahoo.com     yesterday   160 related          

Daniel Whitten Wed Jul 23, 12:02 AM ET July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Investor control of contracts to buy crude oil in New York almost doubled in April from five years earlier as prices climbed, according to the Commodity Futures...                

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Bush Seen as Jinx as Republican Candidates Avoid Party `Brand' (Bloomberg)

yahoo.com     yesterday   1 related          

Bloomberg - July 23 (Bloomberg) -- In 2006, Republican Representative Marilyn Musgrave welcomed President George W. Bush to her Colorado district for a rally on the weekend before Election Day. In the run-up to this year's...                

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UM researcher tells Congress offshore wind power holds great potential

wind-watch.org     yesterday          

A University of Maine researcher told members of Congress on Tuesday that offshore wind power offers enormous potential for helping wean the U.S. off its fossil fuel dependence and that Maine is ready to lead the charge in...                

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