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Month: March 2013

Obama Thumbs Nose At Congress Again…What Sequester??

Obama Thumbs Nose At Congress Again…What Sequester??

The United States has quietly unblocked almost $500 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority which had been frozen by Congress for months, a top US official said Friday.

The Obama administration also notified Congress in late February that it was seeking a further $200 million to fund US Agency for International Development (USAID) programs for the Palestinians, she said. […]

Congress froze the US administration’s requests for funds.

And Israel, which also strongly opposed the move, said it was suspending monthly transfers of the tax and tariff revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the wake of the decision.

 

2 Million Dollar Golf Outing For Broke US Postal Service

2 Million Dollar Golf Outing For Broke US Postal Service

This government is such a sham. From $60,000 IRS Star Trek Videos and $100,000+ for NEW government jobs in various departments, the sequester is a big lie being shoved down Americans throats. Now this little party for the bankrupt postal service. What a bunch of bullshit!
Four hundred U.S. Postal Service executives are heading to San Francisco next month for workshops, meetings — and a dance party. And a golf tournament. And a dinner event.
That’s according to a report by KTVU, which found 400 USPS staffers, including the postmaster general, are set to attend the four-day National Postal Forum in March at the Moscone Center in California.
The trip is expected to cost the flailing agency — which is pushing to stop Saturday letter delivery due to revenue issues — more than $2 million, KTVU reports. An estimated $220,000 is going to spent on exhibit space, according to the news agency.
The event kicks off with a golf outing at Harding Park in San Francisco, KTVU reports. Meetings and workshops are part of the conference — but so are plenty of relaxing events, like a dance party, according to KTVU. Moreover, area hotel costs hit at $300 a night, the station reports.