Iraq Auditors Count $10 Billion Wasted “About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk. The three top auditors overseeing work in Iraq told a House committee their review of $57 billion in Iraq contracts found that Defense and State department officials condoned or allowed repeated work delays, bloated expenses and payments for shoddy work or work never done.” (Associated Press)Libby Defense Team Crafts Closing Statement After attempting to dispute the government’s assertion that Scooter Libby lied under oath, defense lawyers for the former White House official are spendig week-long adjournment refining their closing argument. Having asserted the Libby’s trial was the result of a “White House conspiracy,” the defense team must flesh out its claim that Libby’s fall was engineered to save Bush adviser Karl Rove. (Associated Press)
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