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    The Wall Street Journal

    Wall Street Journal Editorial by Tom Coburn - Track Government Waste – There’s an App for That

    Oct 07, 2015

    With the rise of supposed outsider candidates, pundits are calling the coming presidential...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Our Wall Street Journal / Coburn Editorial

    Oct 07, 2015

    In today's Wall Street Journal, U.S. Senator Dr. Tom Coburn (retired) recognizes...

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    Cowen Daily: Ex Oklahoma Senator Fight Over Wasteful Spending

    Presidential hopefuls can’t flee from Washington nowadays. Truth be told, no political...

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    Megyn Kelly Files Wait Until You Hear What the Eco-Conscious EPA Has Spent Nearly $95 Million on for Its Offices

    According to The Washington Times, the EPA has spent $ 94.2 million over the last...

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    Daily Mail: The EPA has spent $92million on office furniture over the past decade, about $6,000 for each of the agency's 15,500 employees

    The Environmental Protection Agency spent $92.4 million on purchasing, leasing, renting,...

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    The O'Reilly Factor: EPA's $92M Furniture Purchase

    Oct 01, 2015

    Bill O'Reilly's - The Factor - covers our exposure of $92.4 million spent by EPA...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Epa Supersizes The Furniture Cost, While Downsizing 2,000 Employees

    Oct 01, 2015

    The EPA spent $92.4 million on mostly upscale furniture purchases and now they're...

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    Forbes: The EPA Spends How Much On Office Furniture? Try $92 Million Over The Past Decade

    Confronted with our data analysis and hard questions from the Washington Times, the...

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    Liberty Blitzkrieg: How the EPA Spent $92.5 Million of Taxpayer Funds on High-End Furniture

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    Independent Journal Wait Until You Hear What the Eco Conscious EPA Has Spent Nearly $95 Million on for Its Offices

    According to The Washington Times, the EPA has spent $94.2 million over the last...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Golden Hammer Award: EPA's Fondness for High-End Furniture Costs Taxpayers $92.4 Million

    Sep 25, 2015

    $92.4 Million Spent on Upscale Furniture at EPA

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    Washington Times EPA’s fondness for high-end furniture costs taxpayers $92 million

    Sep 24, 2015

    The federal agency that has the job of protecting the environment doesn’t seem to...

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    Remember the most transparent administration in history?

    Sep 23, 2015

    A couple of years ago, I wrote in this space about OpenTheBooks.com, then a fledgling...

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    Subscriber Special: Pennsylvania Hellam Township calls the local authorities!

    Sep 15, 2015

    Earlier this week we expanded our data collection efforts in Pennsylvania and here...

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    The News Gazette: Jim Dey: Of spending questions and frenemies

    Sep 15, 2015

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    Daily Herald: Records: Berlin won't prosecute illegal meeting on Breuder's COD contract

    Sep 11, 2015

    DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin will take no action on an illegally...

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