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Obama names another bundler to be ambassador to Luxembourg

By Fred Schulte

Burned once, Obama again turns to a big donor to be next Luxembourg ambassador

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… d to get away from her so badly they were requesting transfers to Iraq and Afghanistan.The White House has nominated Florida real estate developer Robert A. Mand …"

“Go tell a Republican,” Rep. Frank says to complaints that Congress has failed to curb foreclosures

By Julie Vorman

Foreclosure complaints? "Go tell a Republican" says Rep. Frank

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… You have people now who say you got to cut the deficit, you got to stay in Afghanistan, we got to stay in Iraq, you can’t raise the taxes on Warren Buffet and …"

Contractor that was subject of iWatch News story reaches settlement with government

By Corbin Hiar

A controversial security contractor featured in an iWatch News piece has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the government

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… hat the firm, which was in charge of protecting the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, ignored his claims that its employees had frequented brothels and might b …"

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FACT CHECK: New TV ad uses out-of-context quotes from U.S. military leaders

By FactCheck.Org and Eugene Kiely

Cheney ad

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… port its claim that an Obama administration plan to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan will put U.S. soldiers at greater risk.It's true that both military leader …"

"… n, was asked about the president's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next summer, including 10,000 of them by the end of this yea …"

"… ited States "would have run other kinds of risks by keeping more forces in Afghanistan longer," and he described the president's drawdown plan as a "manageable r …"

"… also quotes Petraeus, the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.In the snippet from Petraeus, we hear the general say that the drawdown of …"

House offers budget boost to troubled Pentagon agency fighting roadside bombs

By Corbin Hiar

The House has added more cash for the Pentagon's troubled agency fighting roadside bombs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… o substantially reduce IED-related casualties among U.S. troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. JIEDDO’s troubled history was the subject of a March story by iWatch Ne …"

"… have been killed and another 27,502 injured by roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a short-lived decline in IED casualties, the month of May saw 18 so …"

"… IED casualties, the month of May saw 18 soldiers killed by IED attacks in Afghanistan, matching the total for May 2010.Despite the dispiriting results, last Fri …"

"… of other branches of the military. With soldiers deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Sharp said, senators “are not going to be too keen on cutting funding …"

IMPACT: Nelson calls conditions at some military base schools "shameful"

By Kristen Lombardi

There have been a flurry of requests from Capitol Hill to repair schools on military bases in the wake of an iWatch News probe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… ions and new construction piled up during the time of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.” He requested an update from the Pentagon on its funding plan to fix th …"

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Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Study finds almost $50 million spent on travel for lawmakers, aides

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… ler said he fears that genuine fact-finding trips to places like China and Afghanistan might become casualties of the anti-lobbying fervor. Such trips afford law …"

'Top Gun' of travel

By Steve Henn and Robert Brodsky

Spy plane's maker spent roughly $660,000, targeted legislators' aides

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… th the U.S. military regularly using the Predator in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Atomics began concentrating on overseas sales, and spent nearly $ …"

Halliburton contracts balloon

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Despite being under an investigative cloud, company gets $4.3 billion in 2003

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… rease as a result of the contracts the company has won for work in postwar Afghanistan and Iraq, which so far potentially totals $11.4 billion. Some of that work …"

"… ment contracts potentially worth more than $51 billion for postwar work in Afghanistan and Iraq, Halliburton is by far the largest recipient of contracts awarded …"

"… in the U.S. Central Command's area of operations, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan. The contract has a $500 million ceiling for the first year and four one-y …"

"… e buildings and diplomatic staff apartments for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as renovate existing offices. Additionally, as of June 2004, KBR …"

Contracting intelligence

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Department of Interior releases Abu Ghraib contract

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… r for Public Integrity first published its report on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan in October 2003, CACI did not appear on any lists of contracts provided by …"

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