Matthew Yglesias: Government contractors exploded to unprecedented levels under G-Dub and the late, unlamented GOP congress. While flagrant cases of fraud and waste make headlines, concerns go beyond ouitright wrongdoing.

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TPMmuckraker: The Washington Post reports on the administration's purge of federal prosecutors this morning and finds that the call for the move came, shockingly, from outside the Justice Department

10 Zen Monkeys: On Friday, Arizona police arrested a 64-year-old man — a fugitive since 2001 in a bizarre war that mixes free speech, copyright law, and alleged threats against the Church of Scientology.

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The Daily Background: Why is Newsweek censoring it's George Clooney interview from Americans