Figures. White House Awarded $25 Million No-Bid Contract to Big Dem Donor

Chicago Politics at its best– The White House awarded a lucrative $25 million no-bid contract this month to a company owned by a big democratic donor. James Rosen at FOX News reported: Despite President Obama’s long history of criticizing the Bush administration for “sweetheart deals” with favored contractors, the Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned. The contract, awarded on Jan. 4 to Checchi & Company Consulting, Inc., a Washington-based firm owned by economist and Democratic donor Vincent V. Checchi, will pay the firm $24,673,427 to provide “rule of law stabilization services” in war-torn Afghanistan

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Figures. White House Awarded $25 Million No-Bid Contract to Big Dem Donor