Headline RoundupDecember 18th, 2013
Report Highlights Wasteful Government Spending
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"Wastebook" report singles out $30B in federal spendingCBS News (Online)
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One million dollars to build a bus stop in Virginia. Five million for customized crystal stemware. Those are just some of the items paid for by the federal government last year. A new report out Tuesday by a prominent Republican senator, called the "Wastebook," details $30 billion in questionable spending.
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Costs Of Shutdown And Health Website Highlight 'Wastebook'NPR (Online News)
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Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is out with his annual account of wasteful and low-priority spending.
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Funding for Facebook friends? Coburn catalogues worst of government wasteFox News (Online News)
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This year's installment of Senator Tom Coburn's annual Wastebook may make politicians on both sides of the aisle squirm with discomfort.
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