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Tell us how you think President Barack Obama has handled the economic crisis so far. What's he done right? And what's he gotten wrong?

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When he was a senator, Barack Obama pushed through a law setting up a kind of "Google-for-government" website -- a one-stop-shop for tracking the $1 trillion handed out in federal contracts.

 

Obama said the new site would help create a more transparent government.

 

But now that he is president, Obama's Office of Management and Budget is responsible for keeping up the website -- and government auditors have found deficiencies.

 

A Government Accountability Office audit released Friday found broad compliance with the law establishing the spending tracker. But in some cases, information was missing or unreliable, the GAO said.

 

"Not everything that should have been reported was reported, and that which was reported was not always accurate," ...

 

After reviewing 100 federal contracts, the GAO also found "widespread inconsistencies"...

 

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com

 

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dfrogpong
dfrogpong

dogie, the economy is improving. thank you president obama.
 
meowkats
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DEFROGGER: Where the hell is the country improving? Are your weeds coming up now better this year? Is this what you call improvement your weeds are growing. 

 
 
IamQweenBee
IamQweenBee

Dawg...please tell me that you've finally come back. I really miss our debates. You give such a good challenge (SOMEWHAT) and I MISS that TREMENDOUSLY...

 

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