Zimbabwe: Ministers Face Chop, as Biti Acts on Comptroller and Auditor-General Report Nov 21, 2009
The report said a government minister went away with a Toyota Prado despite the fact that it was a pool car, which could not be handed out as part of his exit package, while another minister and his deputy are said to have looted a lap top each from the ministry ... Biti's decision to take the matter up with Cabinet for possible action appears to have been influenced by the first Parliamentary report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the state of the Comptroller and Auditor General's... (allAfrica.com)
Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano Nov 16, 2009
Questions on PAC money In many ways, Capuano is a study in sharp contrasts: an angry liberal; a tough-talking product of Somerville with an Ivy League degree; a United States congressman who dresses as if he d pulled his suits from the rack of a two-for-one sale ... During his nearly 11 years in Congress, PACs have donated about 35 percent of the $5 ... And although most members of Congress accept PAC donations, Capuano has come under particular fire for accepting PAC money and individual... (Boston Globe)
A-A chamber names businesses of the year Oct 27, 2009
Small Business of the Year (less than 15 employees): LLC. Edgar Smith founded Cincinnati-based World Pac Paper, an independent paper distributor, in 2004. Small Business of the Year (16 or more employees): The Dayton-based specialty printer is owned by LLC, which is headed by Christopher Che. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Ranking the conferences at mid-season Oct 22, 2009
Pac-10: The problem with this league is that every time one of their teams gets some love, it seems to fall off the face of the Earth ... But it is good enough to win the Pac-10 again which tells you everything you need to know about the league ... Mountain West: It was very tempting to put the MWC ahead of the Pac-10 and I still could be talked into it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Visclosky, Facing PMA Probe, Pays $100,000 in Legal Fees Oct 17, 2009
Murtha s re-election campaign has reported payments in 2009 totaling $2,800 to Perkins Coie for operating expenses/legal fees, as well as about $800 to the firm from his Majority political action committee. Moran s campaign lists payments to the McLean, Va. (Roll Call)
Hoffman runs on Conservative line for Congress Oct 12, 2009
Fred Thompson; Campaign for Working Families; and the Susan B. Anthony List, a national pro-life political action committee. The Conservative candidate is a certified public accountant and opened the accounting firm Dragon Benware Crowley and Company, which has offices in Lake Placid, Malone, Massena, Canton and Watertown. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Football Press Conference Quotes Sep 30, 2009
When you look back at his history, coming off of some years like that he went to some Rose Bowls and won the league in the Pac 10. Last year, they were 0-3 and then their first league game was UCF and they beat them 58-13. (Uhcougars.com)
Perdue: Don't deal with ACORN Sep 18, 2009
ACORN has lobbied at every Democratic National Convention since 1980 and has been in the crosshairs of conservatives for years, especially after the group s national political action committee endorsed Barack Obama in 2008. Brooks, who has worked for civil rights, housing and labor groups for decades, said ACORN s presence in Atlanta has faded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Huskies roll in win over Vandals Sep 13, 2009
Sarkisian mentioned the team would celebrate for 24 hours before they begin to prepare for their Pac 10 opener against at home next week. Related Stories. (Dawgman.com)
People on the Move: Sept. 8 Sep 8, 2009
Since 2005, Bader has been a partner in Pac Rim Homes and Pac Rim Properties, and has provided management consulting in support of several technology startups ... He also developed a leadership academy to enhance volunteer organizational skills, increased participation of emerging leaders on the national level, and implemented resources to expand the organizational capacity of the local chapters ... Scassero will oversee Melwood s AbilityOne contracts, which employ more than 530 people with... (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Peter Schiff's Revolution Sep 2, 2009
Schiff is president and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, a brokerage firm in Westport, Connecticut, one of the richest towns in the richest county in America ... The financial strategy of Euro Pac is designed to protect Schiff s clients when the dollar drops to zero ... Today, Euro Pacific has over 15,000 clients and about $1. (The American Conservative)
17,500 Canadians Cant Be Wrong Aug 29, 2009
Is it any wonder insurance rates are skyrocketing when Congress bows to the political pressure from every PAC who wants certain procedures required under every single policy. I had to go the ER a few years ago with a dislocation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Public Accounts Committee to begin public hearing Aug 10, 2009
Sogakope (V/R), Aug 9, GNA - Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to begin a public hearing on the Auditor General's report on some key institutions and sectors from August 19 to 24, this year ... He was speaking at a two-day workshop at Sogakope in the Volta Region, for members of the Parliamentary Press Corps to build their capacity to report on the oversight functions of the committee ... Mr Richard Quartey, Acting Auditor-General, said when Auditor-General's reports are laid by... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Looting Of State Funds Continues Despite The Law Jul 15, 2009
NOTWITHSTANDING the promulgation of various laws to close the loopholes in the financial misappropriation of public resources, public officials have designed disingenuous ways of circumventing the process, Samuel Sallas-Mensah, former chairman of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC), has said ... Mr Sallas-Mensah was speaking at a days workshop organised by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, in collaboration with KPMG, an international auditing and accounting firm for members of the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bulls See (and Spill) More Red in Pamplona Jul 13, 2009
Donations for the legal fund will be accepted and deposited into the BULLPAC (a political action committee) where an honest politician, or lawyer, will be in charge of accounting. 00004000. (CBS News)
Sallas-Mensah says Parliament's PAC should be supported Jul 9, 2009
Accra, July 8, GNA - Mr Samuel Sallas-Mensah, Immediate past Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, on Wednesday called for the provision of adequate resources for the Committee to ensure efficiency and effectiveness ... Mr. Sallas-Mensah, who was speaking at a workshop on "Effective Financial Management in the Public Sector; The Role of Parliamentary Committees on Finance and Public Accounts," said PAC, being one of the strong pillars of accountability in the nation's... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kenya: Kibaki Rejects New State House Limos Jul 8, 2009
Speaking to the Nation separately, Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Bonny Khalwale and his Finance, Planning and Trade committee counterpart, Nambale MP Chris Okemo welcomed the gesture by the President and the First Lady, terming it "positive.". Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Global Fund Probe Money Disappears Jul 8, 2009
In a July 2 letter to the public accounts committee (PAC) chairman, Nandala Mafabi, Bank of Uganda also denied knowledge of the funds ... "You (PAC) wanted to know why sh970m was credited to the internal affairs accounts yet it was for the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). We are sorry we cannot trace this transaction on the accounts of DPP," Chemonges said. (allAfrica.com)
National campaign pads Palin's legal fund Jun 22, 2009
Palin also has a national political action committee, SarahPAC, separately raising money for her political activities. That is under the regulation of the FEC.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ensign Helped Mistress's Husband Get Jobs Jun 20, 2009
Allegiant Air executives based in Las Vegas have paid $14,300 to Ensign's campaign committee and to his political action committee. Doug and Cindy Hampton's son, Brandon, also works for the airline, Squyres confirmed. (KCRA 3, CA)
Georgia road builder takes activist role May 17, 2009
-- Matthews also donated $10,000 to a PAC that Richardson controls ... The company s prominence will be measured this week when officials open the first bids on nearly $1 billion in projects paid for by the federal economic stimulus package. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
State GOP Chairman Seeks Criminal Probe Of Gaffey's Double-Billing May 13, 2009
State Chairman Christopher Healy on Tuesday revived his January request for a probe by the state's top prosecutor into whether , D- , broke criminal laws by double-billing the state and his political action committee for travel and other expenses ... Healy said that his letter was a follow-up to an earlier letter to Kane, written after a Jan. 16 Courant story about the double-billings to the state and Gaffey's political action committee, called the Government Action Fund PAC, for travel expenses... (FOX61, CT)
his Nightline confession was a second edifice of lies May 9, 2009
" Maybe the Enquirer will show up the MSM covering this angle too! Except that the editor who doesn't "want to go there" is the editor of the Enquirer. ... 1:45 A.M.___________________________Saturday, August 16, 2008: The All-Snob Ticket! . ... 2:24 P.M.___________________________The Unraveling--Andrew Young's Mom Isn't Buying Story #2! The mother of Andrew Young, the John Edwards aide who has claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter's daughter, makes it clear to the New York Post that that... (Slate)
Ghana Wrestles with Her Bretton Woods Suitors Apr 30, 2009
e. local investors see a value in the dollar-denominated bond as an inflation hedge), another adverse impact on the dollar reserves begun to materialise, further deepening the vicious cycle of inflation and depreciation ... But it would be easy to point to another macro-critical indicator: the currency/M2+ ratio, which appears to have experienced only stable growth, suggesting that no disproportionate impact on inflationary liquidity was evident ... The IMF, which gave only $500,000 to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Smith & Wesson lessons for GM Apr 2, 2009
Palins withdrawal is her latest public stumble since Election Day 2008 and the latest evidence of miscommunication between her Washington-based political action committee and her gubernatorial staff in Alaska. The decision by national Republicans to pull the plug on Palin a significant draw also reflects the GOP establishments growing unease with the Alaska governor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bank bailout fund down to $135B... Mar 30, 2009
He has accepted $2,500 from Citigroup; $5,000 from Bank of America; $1,000 from Chrysler; Republican John Boehner, House Minority Leader, who has acepted $5,000 from Bank of America; $5,000 from American Express; $1,500 from U.S. Bancorp Employee PAC. Other's, including democrats, are on the dole as well ... Instead of reversing course and placing their faith in the principles of freedom, they are installing more of the same failed entitlement policies that created the problem and they are doing... (The Drudge Report)
Obama Administration: We Didn't Find Out About AIG Bonuses Until This Month... Mar 18, 2009
AIG provided information about the company's myriad compensation packages to the New York Fed, but officials described the information as extremely complex and not easily understood ... In January and February, officials of the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began working on an additional $30 billion support package to prevent an AIG downgrade ... On February 23 and 24, government officials were finalizing the details of the USG support package for AIG; on... (The Drudge Report)
Search: Jobs in Finance Feb 19, 2009
Great $$ up to 90K pack ... Auditor, Operational Control, Asia Pacific Leading Health Insurer, Training Provided, Travel Paid, Benefits, Bonus, Sydney or Melbourne ... Fully Paid travelling Asia Pac. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
COLUMN: Time for Democrats, Republicans to work together on stimulus Feb 11, 2009
Do you think the approximately $800 billion federal stimulus package will boost the economy ... Senate leaders reportedly reached agreement on a 780 billion package Friday ... This package has a combination of tax breaks and federal spending. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
