Some people have questioned whether or not US has actually invested $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, as recently reported by the NY Times. We've all read
articles about government auditors reporting billions of missing funds, overcharges, etc. So,
GLH Blog questions whether the NY Times has done its fact-checking when reporting this $53 billion.
Here's a simple thing we can do together:
Send a letter to the editor of the NY Times asking them to do the following:
1) publish a summary cost accounting of the $53 Billion in projects and
2) make available the backup documentation on-line.
For Your Convenience:Letters@NYTimes.com
Sources:GLH Blog
We could all drive ourselves crazy following the twists and turns of the Senate healthcare legislative process, but that would be very stressful. The word is that the Senate will likely pass healthcare without a public option, thereby gaining the necessary 60 votes for cloture. Then, the legislation will go to the conference committee to be reconciled with the House bill, at which point the public option will be put into the bill. Then the Senate will vote on the reconciled bill with only 51 votes needed.
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