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washingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
Agencies Counted Big Firms As Small
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Morning Roundup: Around the Web Slathered with GOP Dough
The Latest on Air America — ... in the presidential race.  From the Washington Post we learn that under Bush the US government figured out how to cheat small businesses. Gasp! (McSame would do similar.) A football field-sized treasure trove of ...

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TPMMuckraker — ... Government contracts designated for small businesses went to companies as large as Lockheed Martin and Dell Computer, according to an investigation by the Washington Post. (Washington Post) ...

Let's Get Small
Hit & Run — The hilarious final days of the Bush presidency continue with a Washington Post report on how huge corporations scored "small business" contracts. ...

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