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Published 2/2/2009 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Citing the need to restore public trust in an inefficient and allegedly corrupt military procurement process, a new government commission Monday officially began hearings to account for billions of taxpayer dollars misspent in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Every interested American knows that there was rampant fraud, waste, and abuse following the invasion of Iraq," [...]
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