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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has uncovered trillions of taxpayer dollars remain unaccounted for. The Department of Defense has repeatedly received failing grades in federal accounting transparency and accountability. Likewise, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Agriculture's Forestry Service, and the IRS also failed the GAO's assessments.
In 2003, Inspector General to the Department of Defense revealed that $1 trillion had essentially disappeared along with 56 airplanes, 32 tanks, and 36 Javelin missiles. Oops!
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If states are to rebuild and retool their economies, they must establish innovative and cost-effective solutions to increase student access to public colleges and universities, according to a recent report.
Two weeks after key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it would pursue a lawsuit against Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia, challenging their bans on same-sex marriage.
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In the Land of Lincoln, Democrats control the governor, lieutenant governor, and both chambers of the General Assembly.
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I was dismayed and disappointed, to say the lest that someone who themselves benefited from Affirmative Action, Justice Clarence Thomas, voted against it. This was all the more disturbing, as the case seems to have been groomed for the decision, and to have been won through misrepresentation of fact.