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State Department's Solution: Hire New Contractors to Oversee Naughty Contractor
After a scandal involving embassy guards in Kabul, the U.S. announced that it would not renew their company's contract. Now the State Department will hire other contractors to oversee them until they leave.
The Stimulus 'Loser' List Loses Some Members
This month a government Web site listed companies that hadn't filed required reports on their stimulus money. Now a watchdog agency says that dozens of those companies should not have been on the list.
Has Health Care Bickering Blocked Afghan Police Training Inquiry?
A Senate committee hearing on the problems that the U.S. has faced in training Afghan police forces was canceled just hours before it was supposed to start. Democrats accuse Republicans of being obstructionist in blocking the hearing.
'Medicare Tax' Now to be Called 'Unearned Income Medicare Contribution'
Under the health care reconciliation proposal, individuals with earnings over $200,000 and couples with earnings over $250,000 will have to fork over 3.8 percent of their capital gains. But the bill isn't calling this a tax.
Q&A: A Reporter's Insight Into the International Clergy Abuse Flare-Up
The Catholic sex abuse scandal has now touched even the archdiocese once led by Pope Benedict XVI. For perspective on the events unfolding in Europe, ProPublica talked to Walter Robinson, a journalist who dealt with the same story in Boston.
Biofuel/Health Care Mystery Demystified
A provision in the health care reconciliation bill could save the government billions by curbing a biofuel tax credit. A recent change in the credit has rewarded paper companies for simply continuing a process they have used for decades.
