![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| U.S. has allocated $51 billion to rebuild Afghanistan, Who's Following the Money? U.S. Agencies Fail to Coordinate, Inviting Waste and Abuse | |
| In the past eight years, the United States has allocated $51 billion to rebuild and stabilize Afghanistan. But tracking that money sometimes seems as challenging as finding the leaders of the Taliban. Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, tells the Huffington Post Investigative Fund that the kind of waste that occurred with reconstruction funds in Iraq could also be happening in Afghanistan. In the past eight years, the United States has allocated $51 billion to rebuild and stabilize Afghanistan. But tracking that money sometimes seems as challenging as finding the leaders of the Taliban. Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, tells the Huffington Post Investigative Fund that the kind of waste that occurred with reconstruction funds in Iraq could also be happening in Afghanistan. | |
| Date: 2010-03-10 10:20:03 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 755 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich To Force Debate On Afghanistan War Today | |
| March 09, 2010 C-SPAN | |
| Date: 2010-03-10 10:20:03 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 767 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Jane Hamsher and Ezra Klein Discuss Health Care Reform as KT McFarland Spews GOP Talking Points | |
| Jane Hamsher and Ezra Klein Discuss Health Care Reform as KT McFarland Spews GOP Talking Points | |
| Date: 2010-03-10 09:52:37 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 753 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Corporate Crime Scene: Howard Dean Joins Pro Health Care Reform Protesters Who Surround Ritz Carlton | |
| March 09, 2010 CNN | |
| Date: 2010-03-10 04:18:16 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 774 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 | |
| European unrest & mass protests: In Greece, France & in UK strike over compensation cuts | |
| Up to 270,000 British workers are on a two-day strike protesting against government plans to cut compensation payments to those who lose their jobs or take voluntary redundancy. The strikers turned out across the UK, disrupting services nationwide, including airports, job centres, and various government facilities. Officials say the plans, which are expected to be implemented next month, are necessary to save around $750m. Al Jazeera\\\\\\\'s Alan Fisher reports from London. | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 07:44:04 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 743 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Pork Party House: Where DC insiders go for taxpayer-subsidized fun | |
| First Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) surrenders his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee amid an ethics investigation. Now Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) proposes an idea that she hopes will help her make good on her promise to help lead \\ | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 06:33:28 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 780 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Karl Rove doesn't underestimate the American public? | |
| March 08, 2010 NBC News | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 05:04:44 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 743 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Biden in Israel: will hold discussions on Iran and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. | |
| Joe Biden, the US vice-president, is the highest-ranking US official to visit Israel since Barack Obama, the US president, came into office a year ago. The visit is part of a five-day tour of the Middle East, during which Biden will hold discussions on Iran and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. Al Jazeera\\\\\\\'s Tom Ackerman reports on the visit. [March 9, 2010] | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 05:04:40 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 758 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Mounting Tension Over US-South Korea Exercises | |
| Tension is mounting on the Korean peninsula, as North Korea is expressing its anger over joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. The drills, which started Monday, are scheduled to last 11 days. (09 March 2010) | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 03:27:25 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 738 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Iran-Pakistan 'peace pipeline' deal | |
| Iran and Pakistan have signed a $7.5bn deal to build a pipeline that will transport massive quantities of natural gas between the two countries. Dubbed the \\ | |
| Date: 2010-03-09 03:13:15 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 748 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 | |