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Risky mortgage program resurfaces in Congress

Advocates and economists say support for such a program misses lessons from the housing crisis.


GAO: D’oh! Our testing labs for voting systems pretty much stink

Less than two months before the general election, the Government Accountability Office has released a report on the failures of the “accredited laboratories” that test voting systems. After the debacles that were the 2000 and 2004 elections, when voting systems failed and votes weren’t counted, Congress created the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which called [...]


MinMon video: GAO says stolen military items being sold on eBay, Craigslist

The Government Accountability Office says stolen military equipment is turning up for sale on Web sites including eBay and Craigslist. A report released Thursday raises concerns that the not-for-public items might be sold to enemies, who could take them apart, figure out how they work, and use it against us. For more, watch the video [...]