“I think it raises an eyebrow,” says Terry Pastika, president of the government watchdog group Citizens Advocacy Center. Small says his office will offer the final recommendation on a GPO to the hospital board. …
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Specter offers to return donations
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA Robert Edgar, a former Pennsylvania Democratic member of the US House and a onetime Specter opponent who heads the watchdog group Common Cause, said he believed Specter's decision to refund on request was the right call. Edgar predicted "a very small … Video: Sen. Specter 2001 Rule to Prevent Party Switching Tuesday's Loose Thread |
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28 Apr 2009 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a public watchdog group, urged the Inspector General’s Office at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday to investigate a contract that the agency awarded …
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CREW is asking that Inspector General Jon T. Rymer launch an investigation into how the contract was awarded and the genesis of its terms, which the watchdog group said “reward CBRE at a much higher rate than is typical for these …
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Watchdog group recommends delays on La. tax cuts
Forbes, NY The watchdog group said delaying the tax breaks would give budget crafters more time to plan for a long-term way to shrink state government as the state plans for even larger budget problems in upcoming years, rather than making "haphazard" cuts. … |
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Watchdog claims city withholding public documents
Daily News – Galveston County, TX By Leigh Jones GALVESTON — A local property owner with ties to a Montgomery County government watchdog group is accusing the city of intentionally blocking access to public records that he claims would show officials are abusing taxpayer money. … |
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Blunt talk on bank rescue expected as UWM hosts watchdog panel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI … UWM student union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. The global financial crisis was both predictable and preventable, argues the outspoken chairwoman of the watchdog group that oversees the Treasury Department's $700 billion effort to shore up American banks. … |
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Spring cleaning on Queens' north shore
Queens Courier, NY BY VICTOR G. MIMONI With warmer weather, concerned citizens' groups in northeast Queens are doing their part to improve the shoreline environment, even as the area loses a watchdog group to either budget cuts or politics, depending on whose talking. … |
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BIY, Bike-It-Yourself: Bike Walk Madison
Dane101, WI … Matthew Burczyk, Scott Cramer, Jay Ferm, Ann Freiwald, Steve Hiniker, Matt Logan, Doug Poland, Mary Rouse, Mark Shahan, Chuck Strawser, Dar Ward, Robbie Webber, Amanda White) have been working hard to make our vision for a watchdog group a reality. … |
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Academy watchdog group wants everything back the way it was
Seacoastonline.com, NH By Patrick Cronin HAMPTON — Parents and teachers are pleased that the School Board reversed its decision last week and voted to reinstate the five teachers who were slated to be eliminated. However, they said the battle is not over yet. … |
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