Monthly Archives: September 2011

No child welfare excuses / End to privatization urged (US)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Synercon

LINCOLN — Gov. Dave Heineman acknowledged Thursday that Nebraska’s initiative to privatize child welfare services has “not gone as well as anyone would like.” …  Heineman’s comments were his first since State Auditor Mike Foley released a scathing report on … Continue reading →

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Auditors Find Chaos in U.S. Marshal’s Asset Sales Record-Keeping

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Synercon

The unit of the United States Marshals Service that manages complex assets seized in criminal cases, including that of Bernard L. Madoff, kept such shoddy records that it could not say who bought assets or how much was paid for … Continue reading →

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Mystery surrounds loss of records, art in World Trade Center towers (US)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Synercon

Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president’s personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that built the World Trade Center. Besides ending … Continue reading →

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