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Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. ...more.

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Government Jobs Generate Interest Among College Seniors

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

For years, some college students have turned up their noses at the mere thought of federal employment, citing poor pay, a low professional ceiling and a deficit of interesting opportunities. ...more.

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GAO Report Says Labor Department Misled Congress on Cost of Outsourcing Jobs

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Labor Department gave Congress inaccurate and unreliable numbers that understated the expense of contracting out its employees' work to private firms, according to a Government Accountability Office report released yesterday. ...more.

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SEC Investigates Two of Its Own After Suspicious Volume of Trades

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Securities and Exchange Commission, the top U.S. cop for insider trading, is examining whether two of its employees broke agency rules or tapped nonpublic information while making a high volume of trades. ...more.

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Ex-Defense Contractor Helps With Other Probes

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

Mitchell Wade, the former defense contractor who pleaded guilty in February 2006 to bribing former representative Randall "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), has assisted the government in investigating five other members of Congress, numerous government employees and several private contractors,... ...more.

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Haste Could Make Waste on Stimulus, States Say

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

With President-elect Barack Obama vowing to plow hundreds of billions of dollars into the nation's infrastructure, some state officials are warning that public works projects will fail to effectively lift the country out of recession unless they are chosen carefully and implemented rapidly. ...more.

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Federal-Employee Unions Angered as Bush Bars National Security Workers

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

Government unions yesterday criticized a White House executive order that bars certain workers at five federal departments from joining a union because they are engaged in intelligence gathering, investigations and other national security work. ...more.

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Palin Campaigns for Sen. Chambliss in Georgia Runoff Election

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 1 -- Declaring "I'll tell ya, I've had Georgia on my mind," former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin implored Georgia conservatives on Monday to vote for Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff election. ...more.

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