Army to Pay Halliburton Unit Most Costs Disputed by Audit
The Army has decided to reimburse a Halliburton subsidiary for nearly all of its disputed costs on a $2.41 billion no-bid contract to deliver fuel and repair oil equipment in Iraq, even though the Pentagon's own auditors had identified more than $250 million in charges as potentially excessive or unjustified.
Arena selections for Poland game gives hints of World Cup roster.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, February 24, 2006) -- United States men's manager Bruce Arena's selections for Wednesday's match against Poland in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is interesting both in who was been called in and who was not.
My starting 11 would be:
Keller
Spector Onweyu Bocanegra Lewis
Beasely Mastroeni Donovan Convey
McBride Johnson
U.S. men's roster for Wednesday match against Poland (with club teams in parentheses):
Goalkeepers (2): Tim Howard (Manchester United, England), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach).
Defenders (6): Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, Germany), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC, England), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, Germany), Eddie Lewis (Leeds United, England), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege, Belgium), Jonathan Spector (Charlton Athletic, England).
Midfielders (8): DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Bobby Convey (Reading FC, England), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution, MLS), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS), Chris Klein (Real Salt Lake, MLS), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids, MLS), Kerry Zavagnin (Kansas City Wizards, MLS), Chris Klein (Real Salt Lake, MLS).
Forwards (4): Eddie Johnson (Kansas City, MLS), Brian McBride (Fulham FC, England), Taylor Twellman (New England, MLS), Josh Wolff (Kansas City, MLS).
My starting 11 would be:
Keller
Spector Onweyu Bocanegra Lewis
Beasely Mastroeni Donovan Convey
McBride Johnson
U.S. men's roster for Wednesday match against Poland (with club teams in parentheses):
Goalkeepers (2): Tim Howard (Manchester United, England), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach).
Defenders (6): Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, Germany), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC, England), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, Germany), Eddie Lewis (Leeds United, England), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege, Belgium), Jonathan Spector (Charlton Athletic, England).
Midfielders (8): DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Bobby Convey (Reading FC, England), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution, MLS), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS), Chris Klein (Real Salt Lake, MLS), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids, MLS), Kerry Zavagnin (Kansas City Wizards, MLS), Chris Klein (Real Salt Lake, MLS).
Forwards (4): Eddie Johnson (Kansas City, MLS), Brian McBride (Fulham FC, England), Taylor Twellman (New England, MLS), Josh Wolff (Kansas City, MLS).
Living Wage and Minimum Wage
The inflation-adjusted value of the minimum wage is 29 percent lower today than it was in 1979. The minimum wage is worth less today than it has been in 49 of the past 50 years.
If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since 1968 when it was a $1.60 an hour, it would be $7.60 an hour in 2005.
A full-time, year-round worker would need to make $7.74 an hour to reach the poverty level for a family of three in 2005 ($16,090)—$2.59 more than the current minimum wage.
If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since 1968 when it was a $1.60 an hour, it would be $7.60 an hour in 2005.
A full-time, year-round worker would need to make $7.74 an hour to reach the poverty level for a family of three in 2005 ($16,090)—$2.59 more than the current minimum wage.
Clashes in Dublin over loyalist march
Around 300 protestors, who opposed the planned loyalist 'Love Ulster' march, clashed with gardaí in Dublin city centre this afternoon.
The trouble broke out at 12.45pm at the junction of Parnell Street and O'Connell Street, just yards from where an estimated 800 marchers commemorating the victims of republican violence had gathered.
The 'Love Ulster' parade, due to follow a route from Parnell Square to Leinster House, never got underway.
About 300 protestors trying to stop the march from proceeding along the route broke the barriers and began attacking gardaí, photographers and journalists.
Missiles including cement blocks, rocks, pipes, glass bottles and firecrackers were thrown. A refuse skip outside the GPO was also set on fire.
The trouble broke out at 12.45pm at the junction of Parnell Street and O'Connell Street, just yards from where an estimated 800 marchers commemorating the victims of republican violence had gathered.
The 'Love Ulster' parade, due to follow a route from Parnell Square to Leinster House, never got underway.
About 300 protestors trying to stop the march from proceeding along the route broke the barriers and began attacking gardaí, photographers and journalists.
Missiles including cement blocks, rocks, pipes, glass bottles and firecrackers were thrown. A refuse skip outside the GPO was also set on fire.
White House 'Discovers' 250 Emails Related to Plame Leak
The White House turned over last week 250 pages of emails from Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. Senior aides had sent the emails in the spring of 2003 related to the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald revealed during a federal court hearing Friday.
The emails are said to be explosive, and may prove that Cheney played an active role in the effort to discredit Plame Wilson’s husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, a vocal critic of the Bush administration’s prewar Iraq intelligence, sources close to the investigation said.
The emails are said to be explosive, and may prove that Cheney played an active role in the effort to discredit Plame Wilson’s husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, a vocal critic of the Bush administration’s prewar Iraq intelligence, sources close to the investigation said.
Homeland Security Contracts with Halliburton for Vast New Detention Camps
The contract -- announced Jan. 24 by the engineering and construction firm KBR -- calls for preparing for "an emergency influx of immigrants, or to support the rapid development of new programs" in the event of other emergencies, such as "a natural disaster." The release offered no details about where Halliburton was to build these facilities, or when.
and from another post:
Less attention centered on the phrase "rapid development of new programs" and what kind of programs would require a major expansion of detention centers, each capable of holding 5,000 people. Jamie Zuieback, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, declined to elaborate on what these "new programs" might be.
and from another post:
Less attention centered on the phrase "rapid development of new programs" and what kind of programs would require a major expansion of detention centers, each capable of holding 5,000 people. Jamie Zuieback, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, declined to elaborate on what these "new programs" might be.
MORRISSEY QUIZZED BY FBI
Morrissey explains, "The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I've been interviewed and taped and so forth.
"They were trying to determine if I was a threat to the government, and similarly in England. But it didn't take them very long to realise that I'm not...
"My view is that neither England or America are democratic societies. You can't really speak your mind and if you do you're investigated."
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