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"....The Red Cross, including McGovern, repeatedly has told the public that all but 9 percent of donations spent go to humanitarian programs. But Grassley's office found that 25 percent of donations sent to Haiti — or nearly $125 million — were spent on fundraising and management, a contingency fund and the catchall category the Red Cross calls "program expenses."

The Red Cross sent the bulk of the remaining donated money to other nonprofits to do the work on the ground. Those other nonprofits then took their own cuts — as high as 11 percent — for their own expenses.

"The most important thing [from the report] is an unwillingness to level with the people exactly where the money went," Grassley says. "There's too many questions in regard to how the money was spent in Haiti ... it gives me cause to wonder about other money being donated for other national disasters." ....."

"....The Red Cross, created by a congressional charter more than a century ago, receives a range of special benefits from the U.S. government. ......"

"....In meetings and email correspondence over several months, Red Cross General Counsel David Meltzer questioned GAO's legal authority to look at the Red Cross.

The Red Cross argued that investigators' "requests for internal decision-making, internal oversight, and internal funding allocation are outside of GAO's authority," according to the GAO's account....."

https://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-finds-fundamental-concerns-about-red-cross-finances

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April 22, 2018
10:09 pm

Federal agents 'increasingly confident' all dynamite stolen from Marietta pipeline site has been rec

Very happy to hear it's been recovered.

Federal agents 'increasingly confident' all dynamite stolen from Marietta pipeline site has been recovered

"......352 pounds
The recovered explosives, weighing 352 pounds, were stolen last weekend from a work site in the 1400 block of River Rock Road. The theft happened between 5 p.m. Friday, April 13 and 11 a.m. Monday, April 16. ...."

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/federal-agents-increasingly-confident-all-dynamite-stolen-from-marietta-pipeline/article_ac285346-45c6-11e8-954b-c356ec151c43.html

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April 22, 2018
2:48 pm

Nunes on looking into the origin of the Russia investigation (vid)

Huge amount of information, great watch if you have time.

Nunes on looking into the origin of the Russia investigation (vid)

https://video.foxnews.com/v/5774707105001/?#sp=show-clips

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Entry #3,872

April 22, 2018
9:49 am

Nancy Pelosi Reveals Classified Details on North Korea Visits Discussing 'Missile Technology

Interesting. You decide.

Nancy Pelosi Reveals Classified Details on North Korea Visits Discussing ‘Missile Technology

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has just accidentally revealed classified information saying that she, along with the House Intelligence Committee, have made previous visits inside of Pyongyang, North Korea on live television.

The grave mistake from Pelosi occurred as if she hadn't realized the monumental truth she had just unveiled, continuing to speak about it, mentioning that she along with other members of the committee commenced discussing the buying and selling of missile technology with the leadership of North Korea. ....."

https://thegoldwater.com/news/23545-Nancy-Pelosi-Reveals-Classified-Details-on-North-Korea-Visits-Discussing-Missile-Technology

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April 21, 2018
11:36 am