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Just 17 out of the 535 members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some similar documentation of their tax liabilities in response to requests from McClatchy over the last three months. Another 19 replied that they wouldn t release the information, and the remainder never responded to the query.

http://is.gd/IDQZzS


From Information Clearing House

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Defense Companies Use Congress to Save Their Profits, No Matter What

Dina Rasor, Truthout: ''All the members of Congress will talk a good game when it comes to going after waste and fraud in the Pentagon in their campaign literature to look tough when the next overpriced weapon or spare part hits the press, but they are counting on the Pentagon contractors to keep them fat in campaign contributions and to make sure that the contractors have got the Congress' back.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10648-congress-as-enabler-defense-companies-use-congress-to-save-their-money-no-matter-the-consequences-part-one



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