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Oversight
POGO site monitoring inspector general vacancies
The group also is tracking who is in charge of nominating an IG.
Oversight
Environmental groups drop six figures to applaud EPA, Obama
Ads will run on social media and local news websites in four states key to the debate over emissions and the 2012 election.
Oversight
State legislatures urge Congress, Obama to 'go big' on deficit reduction
Letter urges lawmakers to consider all avenues for restoring fiscal health, including reducing discretionary spending, entitlement reform and revenue-related measures.
Oversight
Whistleblower bill draws lobbying
Measure would require corporate whistleblowers to report criminal activity internally in addition to filing a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Oversight
Immigration-reform advocate to lead Domestic Policy Council
Cecilia Muñoz will replace Melody Barnes.
Defense
Lawmakers who back Joint Strike Fighter get more cash from contractors, report finds
Individuals working for the four top contractors focus contributions on House members in the JSF Caucus, watchdogs say.
Defense
Veterans Day basketball game to tip off on carrier that buried bin Laden at sea
President Obama is set to attend Friday night’s match between North Carolina and Michigan State.
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Five of six super committee senators see major drops in fundraising, group says
There have been calls for super committee members to shun fundraising as they debate how to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal budget.
Defense
Obama orders Fort Monroe preservation as a way to create jobs
The Virginia site became an army outpost in 1819 and closed in September.
Defense
Deployment to Central Africa part of larger U.S. effort against LRA
The Bush administration started providing the Ugandan military with logistical support and training in late 2008 after Joseph Kony refused to sign a peace agreement with Uganda.
Defense
Obama deploys 100 U.S. military personnel to central Africa
Troops will advise forces fighting to remove Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.
Defense
Poll: One-third of veterans say Iraq, Afghanistan wars weren't worth fighting
When asked about the wars separately, half of post-9/11 veterans said the Afghanistan war was worth it and 44 percent said so for the Iraq war.
News
Postal workers' ad campaign blames USPS woes on Congress
The campaign is meant to build support for a bill by Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch, which addresses the USPS crisis without cutting pay, benefits or collective bargaining rights.
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