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Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract for Afghan Work to Dem Donor
FoxNews.com ^ | January 25, 2010 | James Rosen

Posted on 01/25/2010 9:08:42 AM PST by ColdOne

Despite President Obama's long history of criticizing the Bush administration for "sweetheart deals" with favored contractors, the Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned.

The contract, awarded on Jan. 4 to Checchi & Company Consulting, Inc., a Washington-based firm owned by economist and Democratic donor Vincent V. Checchi, will pay the firm $24,673,427 to provide "rule of law stabilization services" in war

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1 posted on 01/25/2010 9:08:42 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

The Democrat Halliburton.


2 posted on 01/25/2010 9:10:52 AM PST by Tonytitan
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To: ColdOne

is there a single campaign promise that he has NOT broken?


3 posted on 01/25/2010 9:13:49 AM PST by smonk
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To: smonk

No.


4 posted on 01/25/2010 9:15:34 AM PST by ColdOne (:^))
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To: ColdOne

Will any Republicans speak out about this? Inquiring minds want to know!


5 posted on 01/25/2010 9:18:59 AM PST by rj45mis
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To: ColdOne
Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned.

Remember - It's not his money he's wasting.
Now get back to work you slackers. Washington needs more cash.

6 posted on 01/25/2010 9:23:47 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Tonytitan

Demoburton.....


7 posted on 01/25/2010 9:45:14 AM PST by conservativeharleyguy (Democrats: Over 60 million fooled daily!)
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To: concerned about politics

When you go to Wshington, be sure to stop in at the University Club. You have to have a coat and tie. I have lunched there on several occasions, with people high up in the K street crowd and with sitting and newly appointed “Czars” during the Bush administration.

First course is fellatio, followed by grab-ankle salad, Reach around appetizer, corruption for the main dish, followed by a no-bid contract for dessert.


8 posted on 01/25/2010 10:02:55 AM PST by the anti-mahdi
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To: ColdOne

Natch.

But no one will notice ...


9 posted on 01/25/2010 10:06:27 AM PST by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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