As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks

By Michael Hudson

U.S. and its banks called "biggest tax haven" in world

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"… citizens of Central America, the Caribbean, all over Latin America.” The U.S. government hasn’t put a stop to it, Blum says, because bankers and politicians don …"

"… 00 big account holders. UBS agreed to pay a $780 million settlement to the U.S. government, admitting that it had “participated in a scheme to defraud the United S …"

Human trafficking allegations test diplomatic immunity

By Traver Riggins

Allegations of human trafficking against Qatar diplomat highlight immunity issue

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"… United States. The case has reopened debate over a problem that has vexed U.S. government agencies charged with making sure foreign officials, who enjoy the cover o …"

ANALYSIS: Pakistani Intelligence Links to Islamic Extremists Run Deep

By Malik Siraj Akbar

What the bin Laden raid means for U.S.-Pakistan intelligence relations

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"… province by area, paramilitary forces have used resources provided by the U.S. government to fight terrorism instead to battle the secular Baloch nationalists.Quett …"

"… chistan’s capital, has been singled out on more than one occasion by the U.S. government as a hideout of the Quetta Shura, a cabinet of senior Taliban leaders head …"

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Koch's web of influence

By John Aloysius Farrell

The Koch Industries web of influence

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"… d States, including a 2002 shipment of Russian crude that Koch sold to the U.S. government to help fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And though it opposes a …"

As Fannie, Freddie flounder, six top execs receive handsome rewards

By John Solomon and Julie Vorman

Obama administration approves $34 million in compensation without market analysis of executive pay

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"… Department funds each quarter to help pay 10 percent dividends owed to the U.S. government.“The need for effectiveness, integrity, and transparency in FHFA’s pro …"

"… have narrowed in recent quarters. But to pay the required dividends to the U.S. government, it must borrow additional money each quarter from the Treasury Department …"

"… d said it will have to pay about $10 billion in dividends this year to the U.S. government.Freddie, meanwhile, managed to report positive net income of $676 million …"

"… e year-ago period.Freddie paid a quarterly dividend of $1.6 billion to the U.S. government in the first quarter of 2011, and said it will owe $6.5 billion in dividen …"

Cyber threats

Watchdog: FBI can respond better to cyber threats

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"… ally issued April 18.Fast Fact:  There were 5,499 known intrusions of U.S. government computer systems in 2008, a 40 percent increase from the previous year. Ea …"

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The struggle to police foreign subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Nick Schwellenbach and Lagan Sebert

To win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq, military experts want U.S. companies to contract with local firms for a variety of tasks li

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"… ariety of tasks like trucking, feeding troops, and providing security. The U.S. government’s “Afghan First” and “Iraqi First” initiatives increasingly seek …"

"… icans get killed.Subcontracting is among the most challenging parts of the U.S. government’s widespread outsourcing of war-related tasks. It works like this: A gov …"

"… e.But in footing the bill for all this work by a network of companies, the U.S. government often doesn’t know who it is ultimately paying. And that can lead to fra …"

"… s Drew Luten told the commission that the problem may get worse with the U.S. government’s Afghan First effort to steer more money to local companies.Video of Su …"

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

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"… he way we are structured, we don’t have the full faith and credit of the U.S. government behind us,” Snowbarger said. “That is something Congress will one day …"

Geithner's threat to tap congressional retirement funds rings hollow

By John Aloysius Farrell

Don't worry if Treasury is tapping the G Fund; it'll be paid back in full

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"… e Government Securities Investment Fund—or G Fund—which offers, as the U.S. government puts it, “the opportunity to earn rates of interest similar to those of …"

U.S. food aid must boost nutrition for long-term recipients, adopt sturdier packaging

By Laurel Adams

U.S. food aid must boost nutrition for long-term recipients, adopt sturdier packaging

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"… inadequate packaging for rugged conditions during shipment.Last year, the U.S. government spent almost $2.3 billion to provide 2.5 million metric tons of food aid a …"

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