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Quote of the Day: Alphonso Jackson edition

Photo from freedomrider.blogspot.comFilm buffs like me can't think of the acronym that signifies the Department of Housing and Urban Development without flashing on the classic 1963 Paul Newman flick of the same name—Hud. For as long as Alphonso Jackson has been HUD's cabinet secretary, the coincidence is not merely in the spelling. more »

Ex-Officials Benefit From Corporate Cleanup

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washingtonpost.com — In the Department of Justice, prosecutors are steering no-bid contracts worth millions to former government officials to monitor corporations accused of cheating investors and other schemes.

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Cronyism

Cronyism is instrumental to conservative ideology. Through free market fundamentalism and tax policies that favor the wealthy, conservatives maintain income inequality and pad the pocket of their friends. more »

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Unite Around a Common Strategy

We have to end the partisan politics around the war with al Qaeda. And we have to get serious about security at home. Let’s stop letting cronyism and corruption cripple this central task and invest the resources needed to secure our borders and our ports, to bolster our public health and first-responder capacities and to ensure that nuclear, chemical and other prime targets have adequate defense plans.

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Let Iraqis Take Control

Our soldiers rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. The administration’s lethal incompetence and cronyism undermined any hope of a quick transition, but four years later, we’ve finally helped organize two elections and a constitution. Now Iraqis need to take control of their own destiny. A majority of Iraqis want us to begin withdrawing troops as does their new prime minister. It is time for us to go.