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it doesn't matter which party they are in, if they are bilking US? they need to go down, if not? then the investigations will clear them...
Questions About Murtha Contract Awards CBS Evening News: FBI Investigating Defense Firms- And Murtha Donors - In Rep.'s Hometown
CBS) Few politicians are as polarizing as Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha.
Voters in his district love all the federal funding he lines up for projects back home. But critics call him the king of earmarks who wastes a lot of taxpayer money. Now, the FBI is taking a close look at some of those projects, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.
Under fire for his earmarking practices, Murtha wouldn't grant CBS News an interview today. But he did turn and address our camera while passing by in a hallway.
"That's the Constitution of the United States," he said, holding up a pocket-sized copy. "What it says is the Congress of the United States appropriates the money. Got that?"
What he means is Congress gets to decide how tax dollars are spent. Specifically, Murtha himself often gets to decide. As head of the Defense Spending Committee he has the power to steer hundreds of millions of tax dollars in earmarks to companies of his choice.
But now the FBI is asking whether people who have benefited from Murtha's earmarks have made improper donations to his political campaigns.
There's been a flurry of activity. Agents raided lobbying firm PMA, started by a Capitol Hill staffer who worked closely with Murtha In Murtha's hometown Johnstown, Pennsylvania the FBI has issued subpoenas for Concurrent Technologies and raided Kuchera Defense Industries and a game ranch owned by Kuchera's CEO, once the site of a Murtha fundraiser.
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The more raids the better... Let's treat politicians like real average people for once.... Break the law go to jail.
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when i say i never got into it? i mean that i never even started watching it. haven't seen one episode, it seems like the format sortof demands that you follow it sequentially... maybe that's a poor assumption?
as for "perils of pauline"? it's pretty hard to get away from Shakespeare, i think he pretty much covered all the bases.
that's the allure of good sci fi... fresh scenery, a few new ethical questions, but still the same choices, livin' or dyin'.
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24 is the best show I have ever seen on TV. I find myself looking forward to the day it is on.
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yeah, it's my fave...although not quite as good the past couple of years as in the beginning. This year started slow, but has gotten pretty good lately.
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Tex, I think this season so far has been the best one..... to bad Bill died though I liked that actor. I miss Michelle Dressler, she was hot, very hot, now plays a part on Lost.
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