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Obama panel probes stimulus waste—at Ritz Carlton!

Ben Christopher

14th November 2010

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A meeting about how to cut waste is being held at the 5 star Ritz Carlton, presumably funded by the US taxpayer. “Specifically, participants in the meeting will discuss various techniques to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as larger issues of transparency and public awareness.”

Now, I’m not sure but perhaps number one on the agenda should be to question the PR people who organised the event in such a luxurious place. Read here for more.

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Ben Christopher

Now teaching in Dubai.

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