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Poor Records Plague Bush AIDS Effort

President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has pushed so hard for fast results that basic record keeping and accountability often went by the wayside, making it hard to judge the true success, according to government audits and officials.

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'Citizen journalists' alter political landscape - Dan Rather

Source: The Boston Herald

Former CBS anchor Dan Rather, covering the primary for the high-definition cable channel HDNet, said the new media is a plus overall, but there are some negatives. "When it comes to blogging and some things on the Web, there's little or no accountability," said Rather, who …

Democrats need to take a stand

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

That's what the 2008 election is all about: answers.

Son seeks estate of mother he killed

Source: The Seattle Times

Joshua Hoge doesn't need much spending money these days. Behind the locked doors of Western State Hospital, his basic needs — food, clothes and a constant stream of antipsychotic medications to keep his delusions at bay — are paid for by the state.

Let's Step Back From Triangulation And Remember Core Values

Source: theseminal.com

We've heard debate for nearly a year about which candidates campaign better, score more points, and respond to opponents' attacks more effectively.

New FOIA Reform Bill Passes House & Senate

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Public interest groups are applauding the passage by the House and the Senate (login may be required) of a recent bill that aims to fix some of FOIA's problems.

Where Do You Give Charity, and Why?

Source: The New York Times

This is the time of year when a lot of people give to charity, in part because of the holidays and in part because of year-end tax considerations.

In a democracy accountability is everything. So, let's see some | Politics | The Observer

Source: Guardian Unlimited

As police and government press for yet more authoritarian measures over us all, a chief constable and a cabinet minister get off lightly

Angelina Jolie's Op-ed in The Economist magazine

Source: The Economist

My hope is that these examples of justice in the name of accountability will be just a few of the many to come.

Lapdogs of the Corporate Press

Source: The Huffington Post

Oh, I've SO been waiting for this... happy Thanksgiving Newsvine!

Report says 14 of 17 Blackwater shootings unjustified

Source: The Globe and Mail

A Blackwater Worldwide spokeswoman says the company supports "stringent accountability" for any wrongdoing in the wake of a New York Times report that federal investigators have found that the shooting deaths of at least 14 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards in Baghdad near …

Audit: 80,000 items unaccounted for at Reagan Library

Source: CNN

An audit completed last month by the National Archives and Records Administration's inspector general looked at the management of presidential artifacts at six presidential libraries.

An Ethical Accounting?

Source: accountability-central.com

THE spotlight is being shone again on foreign companies operating in Myanmar's energy sector, in the wake of the violent repression by the country's military rulers of pro-democracy demonstrations.

U.S. cannot account for billion-dollar Iraq contract

Source: Reuters

The State Department does not know specifically what it received for a billion-dollar contract with security firm DynCorp International to provide training services for Iraqi police, a U.S. watchdog agency said on Tuesday.

Confusion Cited In Overpayments To Student Lenders

Source: The Washington Post

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has acknowledged that the federal government "had some responsibility" for "confusion" over subsidy rules that helped student loan companies reap hundreds of millions of dollars in potentially excessive payments at taxpayer expense.

Integrity and Customer Service - Goal or Measure for Success

This was inspired partly by the great post by Doug Hanna from ServiceUntitled.com at theWHIR and because I wanted to point on some of the customer service's problems or issues, if I can say it.

Police Juice Up on Steroids to Get 'Edge' on Criminals

Source: ABC News

From Boston to Arizona, police departments are investigating a growing number of incidents involving uniformed police officers using steroids.

Privatised Military: Can't Win With 'Em, Can't Go to War Without 'Em

Source:

For example, it was reported that 100% of the translators and up to 50% ofthe interrogators at the Abu Ghraib prison were private contractors from the Titan and CACI firms respectively. The U.S.

Chinese eco-warning over giant dam

Source: CNN

China could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, state media said Wednesday.

Pentagon fudging R&D; budget figures

Source: Press Esc

United States Department of Defense's research and development budget requests to Congress do not provide consistent, complete and accurate information, the Government Accountability Office reported today.

Make Em Talk: Republican Filibusters

Source: digbysblog.blogspot.com

The fact that this new 60-vote gambit is purely to protect the president to ever have to veto anything that's popular never comes up.

Shutting Down Transparent Government, Bush-Style

Source: AlterNet.org

Disgraceful, shameful, illegal, and yes, dangerous. These are words that come to mind every time the Bush administration makes yet another attempt to consolidate executive power, while wrapping itself in secrecy and deception.

We the People Welcome Back Congress

For many the summer vacation was less enjoyable than the month long holiday the Congress took on the heels of voting their own pay raise.

Editorial: Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Source: The Latest From VanityFair.com

Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.

Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act by Ron Paul

Source: LewRockwell.com

This bill requires Congress to specifically authorize via legislation any proposed federal regulation that will impose costs on any individual of at least $5,000, impose costs on a business or other private organization of at least $25,000, impose aggregate costs on the American  …

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