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Waste in your underwear? Not what you think...

Sussex County Angel — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:58:16 +0000

Do you need underwear that senses cigarette smoke? Guess what, the federal government has spent almost half a million dollars making that possible!

Narcissist TN State Rep honors self through legislation

willlow97 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:46:02 +0000

Tennessee State Rep Jon Lundberg submits and gets passed, a resolution to honor himself and his company. Has also used resolutions for other things, such as having his daughter's graduation recognized.

Update: Gosnell, Clinic co-owned by DOJ Holder's WIFE

paulie — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:26:50 +0000

THE, MOST, HORRIFIC story left untold by the mainstream media, of abortion clinic murders of a woman and children, decades of non-inspection of government health care, abuse of patients, and cover-up. Not the norm, but far too much the reality. Update: Clinic co-owned by DOJ Holder's WIFE and her sister.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/breaking-eric-holders-wife-co-owns-abor...

The Majority That Wasn't: When 50% of the Vote Just Isn't Good Enough

RottingNation — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:26:40 +0000

A man won - or so he thought - an election with 52 percent of the vote. But city bureaucrats won't let him take his seat because of the strange way they define a majority.

West Virginia spends $24 million on routers

Razor512 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:58:27 +0000

Government sure knows how to efficiently spend money. West Virginia has spent $24 million on 1,164 Cisco model 3945 branch routers for their government offices (adding up to 1 high end enterprise level router per 13 government employees). Each router is able to handle hundreds (or even thousands) of simultaneous users depending on their bandwidth needs.

State set to takeover Detroit city government

Cyphase — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:50:18 +0000

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday that the state will take over the operations of Detroit's city government due to its long-standing financial problems. The takeover is short of a formal bankruptcy, but it will include appointing an emergency manager who would have many of the same powers as a bankruptcy judge. It could mean throwing out contracts with public employee unions and vendors that the city can't afford, and could lead to further cutbacks in already depleted city services.

Half-finished $208-million DMV technology overhaul canceled

Cyphase — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:12:14 +0000

California's computer problems, which have already cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, have mounted as state officials cut short work on a $208-million DMV technology overhaul that is only half done. The project was intended to revamp the process for registering vehicles and issuing driver's licenses, with the entire overhaul scheduled to be finished this year. But state officials said they were canceling the vehicle registration component because little progress was being made. The decision is a setback for the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has a history of such stumbles.

City says cops had no duty to protect

stuntmantdave — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:26:20 +0000

city lawyers are arguing that the police had no legal duty to protect Joseph Lozito, the Long Island dad stabbed seven times trying to subdue madman Maksim Gelman — a courtroom maneuver the subway hero calls “disgraceful.”

Judge Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

freeAgent — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:20:21 +0000

A Chicago judge was just found not-guilty of battery due to temporary insanity. She was recently reconfirmed by the voters of Cook County.

Mexican vigilante groups provide security where government has failed

Jordan Viray — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:57:45 +0000

Mexicans in Guerrero provide for their own security in response to the government's failure to protect them from violence in the drug war. Although forced by the state's gang to use inadequate and outdated weapons, these groups have had real effect in reducing gang violence and extortion in their communities.

Couple Faces Fines and Jail Time for Saving Dying Baby Deer

thefatalepic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:48:57 +0000

Jeff and Jennifer Counceller accused of illegally harboring the fawn they named Little Orphan Dani. Indiana Department of Natural Resources ordered the deer euthanized calling it a potential threat to humans. Couple say they planned to release fawn into wild after its recovery.

Anti-smoking program funds diverted

Jking8767 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:32:41 +0000

Millions of dollars originally intended for smoking cessation programs in Massachusetts have been diverted to offset budget deficits, leaving the state struggling to fund quit-smoking hotlines, treatment programs and anti-tobacco advertising, the New England Center for Investigative Reporting has found.

5 Staples of the Legal System That Statistics Say Don't Work

SKuyken — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:29:34 +0000

There is a huge difference between, say, going to the dentist now versus a hundred years ago, when it was just a drunk guy sticking leeches onto your chest and punching you until the defective tooth flew out. Yet, if you commit a crime, you'll find that much of that process hasn't changed in decades, if not centuries. Is it because these techniques that you've seen in a million crime dramas are perfect and impossible to be improved upon?
Hell, no. It's just that some habits are really hard to freaking change.

Solution for U.S. Post Office Money Problems...

kelvin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:42:44 +0000

"...the Post Office, the second-largest civilian employer in the United States after Wal-Mart with about 536,000 career workers." Amazing but not particularly surprising. Here is a solution. Since it will be difficult to delete the post office (it's a small part of the Constitution they DO choose to follow) let's require the Post Office to charge what each service actually costs! No more loosing money and it will finally give visibility to just how inefficient the institution is.