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The Real Blackwater Scandal - WSJ.com

The Wall Street Journal Jan 3, 2010

World, blackwater, contractors, Department of Justice

Revisionaries: How a group of Texas conservatives is rewriting your kids’ textbooks.

Washington Monthly Jan 1, 2010

Education, texas, creationism, global warming

Pentagon sees big savings in replacing contractors with federal employees - washingtonpost.com

The Washington Post Dec 24, 2009

World, contractors, oversight

For AIG's Man in Jordan, War Becomes a Business Opportunity - ProPublica

ProPublica Dec 17, 2009

World, contractors, Iraq, AIG

Document dump: Concerns with contracting oversight in Afghanistan run deep | The Cable

Foreign Policy Dec 9, 2009

World, contractors, afghanistan, privatization

Law.com - In 'Reverse FOIA' Move, Defense Contractors Want to Stop Release of Documents

Law.com Nov 17, 2009

Government, contractors, law, FOIA, privatization

Gambler Who Blew $127 Million Claims It's the Casino's Fault

digg.com Dec 5, 2009

Business, gambling, casinos, las vegas

Revolutions in the media economy (3) - photojournalism's futures | David Campbell -- Photography, Multimedia, Politics

David-Campbell.org Sep 20, 2009

Patrick Michels said: Tough words for people who've been repeating the usual answers about photojournalism's future. Makes a good point: it was never easy to make a living on documentary photography.

Media & Journalism, Photojournalism, new media, Journalism

The Secret US War in Pakistan

The Nation Nov 23, 2009

World, blackwater, contractors, afghanistan, CIA