Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish — Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.
Staff Alleges Abuses by Top Iraq Auditor --Employees tell grand jury, FBI of mismanagement in Inspector General's Office --SIGIR oversees the tracking of fraud, waste and abuse of over $21 billion in Iraq 'reconstruction' funds The FBI and U.S. attorneys have been investigating whether Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction chief Stuart W. Bowen Jr., and his top deputy, Ginger Cruz, improperly accessed staff e-mails in violation of federal law. Current and former SIGIR employees interviewed by the FBI and questioned before the grand jury have complained of mismanagement and abuse of authority, including retaliatory firing of staff members. On the basis of the grand jury questioning and testimony, several witnesses said they believe that the government has strong evidence against Bowen, a former White House associate counsel who heads the lead U.S. agency in charge of tracking fraud, waste and abuse of more than $21 billion in funds for Iraq reconstruction.
David Hicks wants to profit from Guantanamo story Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has told his supporters he should be able to profit from telling his story because he never committed a crime. Hicks -- a 'convicted' terrorism supporter -- was allowed to talk publicly about his experiences for the first time after a US-imposed gag order expired yesterday, but he has remained tight-lipped.
Staff Alleges Abuses by Top Iraq Auditor --Employees tell grand jury, FBI of mismanagement in Inspector General's Office --SIGIR oversees the tracking of fraud, waste and abuse of over $21 billion in Iraq 'reconstruction' funds The FBI and U.S. attorneys have been investigating whether Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction chief Stuart W. Bowen Jr., and his top deputy, Ginger Cruz, improperly accessed staff e-mails in violation of federal law. Current and former SIGIR employees interviewed by the FBI and questioned before the grand jury have complained of mismanagement and abuse of authority, including retaliatory firing of staff members. On the basis of the grand jury questioning and testimony, several witnesses said they believe that the government has strong evidence against Bowen, a former White House associate counsel who heads the lead U.S. agency in charge of tracking fraud, waste and abuse of more than $21 billion in funds for Iraq reconstruction.
David Hicks wants to profit from Guantanamo story Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has told his supporters he should be able to profit from telling his story because he never committed a crime. Hicks -- a 'convicted' terrorism supporter -- was allowed to talk publicly about his experiences for the first time after a US-imposed gag order expired yesterday, but he has remained tight-lipped.
Women push back in support of Clinton Debra Starks has heard the calls for Hillary Rodham Clinton to quit the presidential race, and she's not happy about it. The 53-year old Wal-Mart clerk thinks sexism is playing a role in efforts to push the New York senator from the race. Starks wants Clinton to push back. ...Strategists are warning of damage to the party's chances in November if women sense a mostly male party establishment is unfairly muscling Clinton out of the race.
Obama gets most of the Texas caucus delegates Apportionment of presidential caucus delegates to the Texas Democratic state convention based on reports from Saturday’s county and senate district conventions: A total of about 7,300 delegates were expected to be selected in this stage of the caucus process, according to the Texas Democratic Party. Results are from 145 of about 280 conventions: Clinton: 1,509 delegates, or 40 percent; Obama: 2,234 delegates, or 60 percent.
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