Wasted federal spending under scrutiny in Congress
Washington report highlights billions wasted yearly in agencies from Michigan State University grants to military golf courses and vanity projects. Youthful investigators Leahy aides uncover dormant boards and duplicated programs while Congress struggles to cut waste.
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Washington
UPI
George Washington
Congress
Leahy
Jack Ewing
Bill Watchtel
Federal Fire Council
Fire Council
Ewing-Wachtel
Senate
Ewing
Wachtel
Board of Tea Tasters
Nixon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Women’s Bureau of the
Labor Departments
Selective Service
S. Dillon Ripley
The
Smithsonian
Egypt
National Science Foundation
Pentagon
Navy
Ford
Executive Branch
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Michigan State University
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Erica Jong
Jubal Hale
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Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Senate Appropriations
Foundation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Haiti
Leclerc
HEW
National Institute of Education
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Agribusiness Corporation
Smithsonian Institution
U.S
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Mie
Elyria Ave
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Tal
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