Pentagon contract reform: A decades-old conversation

By Nick Schwellenbach

President Obama told us last week that "the days of giving defense contractors a blank check are over.” Well, maybe. Reforming Pentagon cont

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"… of the government’s contracting. That share grew over the course of the Bush administration to 74 percent in fiscal year 2008. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and gr …"

"… al, who was in charge of testing and evaluating weapons during part of the Bush administration.As the Center made clear in Broken Government and news accounts of Obama …"

Eastern Europe to U.S.: Wait, wait, now we want your missiles!

By Nikola Horejs

The controversy over the missile defense system the United States plans to build in Eastern Europe has taken almost a 360-degree turn recent

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"… ern Europe has taken almost a 360-degree turn recently. Until November the Bush administration had been courting our “new Europe” pals, the Poles and Czechs, offerin …"

The Abu Ghraib supplementary documents

By Alexander Cohen

WASHINGTON, October 31, 2004 — Classified documents, obtained and posted by the Center for Public Integrity, reveal the extent to which prob

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"… ccounts of other documents, memos and testimony generated as a part of the Bush administration campaign following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The Center re …"

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The Abu Ghraib supplementary documents

By Alexander Cohen

WASHINGTON, October 8, 2004 — The military's mission at Abu Ghraib was inadequately planned almost from conception. It was subordinated to p

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"… s in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries suspected of ties to terrorism. Bush administration officials have suspended basic human rights protections, including provisi …"

"… ccounts of other documents, memos and testimony generated as a part of the Bush administration campaign following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The Center re …"

Commentary: The Enron collapse — A financial scandal rooted in politics

By Charles Lewis

February 25, 2002 — The unfolding Enron spectacle is a cautionary tale about the fatal quicksand of irrational exuberance and greed, deceit

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"… later gave $300,000 for the Bush inaugural celebration alone. A few senior Bush administration officials today formerly worked for Enron, and at least 34 of them held En …"

"… nron matter, 67 percent of the American people believe that members of the Bush administration are “hiding something” or “mostly lying.”Given this strong sentime …"

Justice Dept. drafts sweeping expansion of anti-terrorism act

By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2003 — The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel to the USA Patriot Act passed in the wake o
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Executive privilege + congressional timidity = stalled investigations

By Marianne Lavelle

With Capitol Hill consumed by the nation’s financial crisis, time is running out on the broader search to find out just what happened behind

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"… just what happened behind closed doors during the last eight years. As the Bush administration winds down, numerous congressional investigations on a range of issues fro …"

Commentary: Freedom of information under attack

By Charles Lewis

Asking the tough questions required of "watchdog journalism" is especially difficult in a national crisis atmosphere of fear, paranoia and p

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"… The generally unspoken reality is that the war on terrorism has given the Bush administration phenomenal cover to do what all political appointees attempt to do — wit …"

"… deral energy policies has resulted in an unprecedented lawsuit against the Bush administration brought by the normally polite and patient General Accounting Office, head …"

Commentary: Clamping down on freedom of the press

The clamp-down on the freedom of the press by the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, begun in the wake of September 11

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"… ite House, as successive chiefs of staff.As defense secretary in the first Bush administration, Cheney was one of the architects of the controversial Persian Gulf War me …"

"… 11, 2001, the secrecy obsession and aggressive control tactics by the new Bush administration had already become apparent. For example, instead of turning his gubernato …"

"… all know too well, in the weeks immediately following September 11th, the Bush administration obtained passage of the USA Patriot Act, with no public debate or amendmen …"

"… r nearly half a year—the draft bill was dead within months (although the Bush administration has been trying to push a few provisions separately).Or, noticing that no …"

Despite new FOIA rules, old staff cuts may delay requests

By Te-Ping Chen

Since President Obama reversed former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s denial-prone directive on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests

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"… government advocates have had plenty to cheer about. But one legacy of the Bush administration may take more time to undo: massive cuts in many executive departments amo …"

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