Deregulaton = higher voice/data prices, says GAO

Phoenix Mars Lander, which touched down on the surface of the Red Planet on May 26, is returning more detailed images of Mars and is now preparing its instruments for science operations. T he latest image to be transmitted from the Phoenix is a 360-degree panorama of the frigid Martian world. "We've imaged the entire landing site, all 360 degrees of it.

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May 2008 Posted to the web 30 May 2008 Today, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report "International Food Assistance – Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015."

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Non-profit law firms funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation invested tax dollars in booze, interest-free loans for employees, lobbying registration fees and $750,000 for an independent "information technology" contractor whose contract had been lost and whose address was identical to the law firm's address, says the Government Accountability Office. "Like many independent federal agencies and wholly owned government corporations, most of LSC's annual revenues come from federal funds

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MDT The federal government has agreed to reimburse Denver for the $1.85 million in upfront costs of liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance to cover outside police during the Democratic National Convention. Earlier this month, news of the costs raised concerns among some Denver City Council members, who feared the federal government wouldn't authorize reimbursement for that spending.

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A Customs and Border Protection program aimed at tightening port security through private self-monitoring is not producing the security it should, a Senate-requested audit shows. A report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office says the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program relies too heavily on self-reported information from those involved.

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That's the message from the Pentagon and Congress to defense companies that cry foul when they don't win contracts...That means it can take longer to build needed combat gear or buy critical supplies, making U.S. troops and American taxpayers the real losers.

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A Department of Homeland Security program to strengthen port security has gaps that terrorists could exploit to smuggle weapons of mass destruction in cargo containers, congressional investigators have found. Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to deter a potential terrorist strike via cargo passing through 326 of the nation's airports, seaports and designated land borders.

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Wellington Phoenix's pre-season football tour of China has been cancelled due to the devastating earthquake in that country. The Phoenix were scheduled to play three matches in China from June 8-16, including an earthquake relief match in Beijing. However, with a humanitarian crisis looming in the worst affected Sichuan province in southern China, Chinese Government and Wellington Phoenix officials decided it was inappropriate for the team to tour.

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Bush's scheduled Phoenix fundraiser for John McCain's presidential campaign has been moved to a smaller venue, a published report said. Citing sources, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Friday that ticket sales have been slow for the fundraiser, originally scheduled for Tuesday at the Phoenix Convention Center.

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Deal in Lebanon a win for Hezbollah Military spending has increased dramatically since 2001, and so have the challenges to procurement decisions made by the Defense Department . It's become a big enough problem that the House Armed Services Committee has raised the possibility of fining companies that submit "frivolous or improper" protests to the GAO.

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