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WASHINGTON – Most government bureaucracies are hobbled by bloat, but in the case of the Department of Defense, the fat and mismanagement have begun to hurt military readiness in the field, according to a government study. On July 7, the Government Accountability Office (search), formerly the General Accounting Office, released …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Illegal Influence?Three campaign finance reform groups have filed an FEC complaint against theSwift Boat Veterans for Truth (search), accusing the group’s new anti-Kerry ad of illegally influencing U.S. elections. The Center for Responsive Politics, the Campaign legal Center, and Democracy 21 say the ad, …

LOS ANGELES – From World War II to the conflict in Afghanistan, Tinseltown’s brightest stars have traveled overseas to entertain the troops. But things are different for Operation Iraqi Freedom. So far, the only thing the Motion Picture Association of America has offered to do for the military is send …