Topic: No-bid Contracts

January 4, 2010

After campaigning against no-bid contracts and deriding them as president, Barack Obama has awarded a $25 million no-bid contract to a Democratic Party donor.

No-bid contracts are bad for Halliburton, but great for Democratic fat cats UPDATE: State Department cancels contract

No-bid defense contracts for companies with Republican ties are inexcusable. If they’re donating to Democrats, it’s OK.

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