Bush White House improperly held political briefings
USA Today
01/24/11
A federal agency is reporting that officials in President George W. Bush's White House improperly conducted political briefings on government property, and encouraged employees to get involved in campaigns, meaning that taxpayers footed the bill for political activity. 'As the 2006 election drew nearer, OPA (the White House Office of Political Affairs) became a partisan political organization,' reported the Office of Special Counsel, an advisory agency that reviews applications of the federal Hatch Act...
http://tinyurl.com/4uxnjem
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Office+of+Special+Counsel
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=taxpayer
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01/24/11
A federal agency is reporting that officials in President George W. Bush's White House improperly conducted political briefings on government property, and encouraged employees to get involved in campaigns, meaning that taxpayers footed the bill for political activity. 'As the 2006 election drew nearer, OPA (the White House Office of Political Affairs) became a partisan political organization,' reported the Office of Special Counsel, an advisory agency that reviews applications of the federal Hatch Act...
http://tinyurl.com/4uxnjem
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Office+of+Special+Counsel
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=taxpayer
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