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Could Blackwater Get a Contract to Train Afghan Police?

By | 02.23.10 | 10:37 am

That’s what Laura Rozen is hearing:

Controversial defense contractor Blackwater, now known as Xe, is being told that it is likely to win a major contract to do police training mentoring and logistics in Afghanistan, a source tells POLITICO.

Private Equity Lobby Won’t Take Side on Employee Free Choice Act

By | 01.28.09 | 12:17 pm

The premiere lobby group representing the private equity industry has surprised many observers by staying neutral in the epic battle between business and labor over the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would dramatically alter the rules for forming a union.

Unions support the bill because it would More…