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Watchdog: World-hopping Agriculture Department employees frequent China

Mark Flatten -

September 25, 2012 4:00 am

President Barack Obama gestures during a tour of Smith Electric Vehicles in Kansas City, Mo. Smith Electric Vehicles is an all-electric, zero emissions commercial truck manufacturer that received a $32 million Recovery Act grant to build all-electric trucks July 8, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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Staggering Smith Electric may be next Solyndra-like clean energy flop

Richard Pollock -

September 25, 2012 4:00 am

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EXography: USDA spends millions for globe-trotting conferences

Mark Flatten -

September 24, 2012 4:00 am

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Watchdog: VA admits spending $100 million on conferences in 2011

Mark Flatten -

September 20, 2012 4:00 am

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The state of government secrecy: An hour, a day and 2 McDonald’s burgers

Jennifer Peebles -

September 14, 2012 4:00 am

Updated: Examiner questions the VA won’t answer about Hawaii event

Mark Flatten -

September 13, 2012 4:00 am

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., releases a Senate investigative subcommittee report today that finds administrative law judges too frequently award Social Security Disability benefits. AP Photo.

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Senate report highlights Social Security disability benefit abuses

Mark Flatten -

September 13, 2012 4:00 am

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. (AP Photo)

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UPDATED! Watchdog Alert: VA refuses to explain six-day Hawaii meeting

Mark Flatten -

September 13, 2012 4:00 am

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. Her agency is being sued under the federal Freedom of Information Act by a non-profit group for official emails sent by one of her regional officials using a private account. (AP Photo)

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Think tank sues EPA for official’s secret emails

Mark Tapscott -

September 11, 2012 4:00 am

Hilton's Hawaiian Village in Honolulu was the site in May 2011 for a six-day event costing more than $2.5 million and hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs featuring games such table tennis, horseshoes and shuffleboard for aging vets. (AP Photo)

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VA spent millions on six days of Hawaii games

Mark Flatten -

September 4, 2012 4:00 am

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Watchdog: World-hopping Agriculture Department employees frequent China

Staggering Smith Electric may be next Solyndra-like clean energy flop

EXography: USDA spends millions for globe-trotting conferences

Watchdog: VA admits spending $100 million on conferences in 2011

The state of government secrecy: An hour, a day and 2 McDonald’s burgers

Updated: Examiner questions the VA won’t answer about Hawaii event

Senate report highlights Social Security disability benefit abuses

UPDATED! Watchdog Alert: VA refuses to explain six-day Hawaii meeting

Think tank sues EPA for official’s secret emails

VA spent millions on six days of Hawaii games

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