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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calculates a net loss of over $37 million this year, thanks to its use of private debt collection agencies. IRS Losing Millions Through Private Debt…

Until May 19th, you can do just that. Want To Tell the CIA What You Think Of Its Secrecy Process?By Cliff Montgomery – May 8th, 2008 has produced a number…

Lawmakers–Republican and Democrat alike–have a vested financial interest in continuing military operations in Iraq. Lawmakers Making Big Dollars From Iraq, Afghanistan WarsBy Cliff Montgomery – May 7th, 2008One major reason…

Goldman Sachs believes that the globe is suffering through an oil price ‘super spike’. Oil prices May Top $200 A Barrel In Two Years, Goldman Sachs PredictsBy Cliff Montgomery -…

How can Hillary Clinton claim the ability to bring this country together, when she’s the one tearing her own political party apart? Clinton Destroying Democratic Party, Say Top DonorsBy Cliff…

‘A comprehensive plan to combat terrorism…[would] help ensure accountability of U.S. efforts,’ said the GAO study. Read Full GAO Report On Bush’s Failure To Destroy Al-QaedaBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr.…

‘The United States has not met its national security goals to destroy terrorist threats and close the safe haven in Pakistan,’ states the GAO study. Bush Lacks Comprehensive Plan To…

Last year, the Army accepted more than double the number of convicted felons it accepted in 2006. Increasing Number Of Felons Accepted Into Army, MarinesBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 21st,…

Hearing Hillary Clinton call another politician ‘elitist and divisive’ is like hearing Mike Tyson refer to another boxer as ‘a little crazy.’ Obama, Clinton and BitternessBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr.…

‘The disappointment I feel with..the abuse of the classification system in this instance is profound,’ said former ISOO Director William Leonard. Former Classification Policy Chief Nails Bush On ‘Torture Memo’By…

The ‘Constitution clearly depends on…the system of checks and balances to safeguard national security,’ Louis Fisher declares. Bush Take On ‘State Secrets’ Unconstitutional, Says Law ExpertBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr.…

If you wish to know why George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have not been impeached, here’s your answer. Why Is ‘The Congressional Watchdog’ Not Watching Our Spies?By Cliff Montgomery…

Apparently it never dawned on many in Washington that an unwatched, unrestricted globalization may ever come back to haunt us. U.S. Exports Used To Create Roadside Bombs In IraqBy Cliff…

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has forgotten that free people don’t have commanders. Torture Memo Reveals Danger Of Undue SecrecyBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 13th, 2008A 2003 Justice…

Businesses which obtain the telephone records of individuals ‘for marketing and even for criminal purposes’ have long been a growing problem. Congressional Report Reveals Danger Of Data BrokersBy Cliff Montgomery…

At first glance it appears that very few U.S. laws directly limit the Bureau’s collection of foreign intelligence. Bush Using FBI As A Foreign Intelligence OrganizationBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr.…

Bush’s lawyers should know that this is a nation of laws, not of tyrants. All The President’s LawyersBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 9th, 2008There is a division of the U.S.…

Whatever the reason for the extra dollars, they couldn’t come at a better time for the Illinois senator. Obama Outraised Clinton By 2-1 In MarchBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 5th,…

All in all, John McCain simply is too reasonable for current GOP leaders to take to their hearts. McCain’s ProblemBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 3rd, 2008Senator and presumed GOP presidential…

Secret sessions of Congress are at all times a threat to our democracy. The Horrible Truth of Congressional Secret SessionsBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 2nd, 2008Secret sessions of Congress are…

The FBI now may access any U.S. citizens’ private communications records without securing court approval. Watchdog Groups File Motion To End Bush Spying TacticBy Cliff Montgomery – April 1st, 2008Though…

The Corporate Mediafails to understand that only a true slave society would say that Rev. Wright has no right to express his views, however unpopular they are.   Corporate Media’s…

The Sunni rebels battling the U.S. occupation of Iraq have used Bush’s wishful thinking about al-Qaeda to their advantage. Bush-Supported ‘Awakening Councils’ Filled With Iraqi InsurgentsBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar.…