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No bid contract goes to Ashcroft firm

From nytimes.com
January 10th, 2008
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nytimes.com — When the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey needed to find an outside lawyer to monitor a large corporation willing to settle criminal charges out of court last fall, he turned to former Attorney General John Ashcroft, his onetime boss. With no public notice and no bidding, the company awarded Mr. Ashcroft an 18-month contract worth $28 million to $52 million.

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Leaders Call For Truman-style Commission To Investigate Contract Abuse In Iraq

By Toby Chaudhuri
September 17th, 2006
09/17/2006

WASHINGTON – Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., joined filmmaker Robert Greenwald today calling for a Truman-style commission to investigate the gross misuse of government funds spent by contractors in Iraq. Sen. more »

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