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Issa to investigate 'crony capitalism' in the Obama administration

By Justin Sink - 09/20/11 01:17 PM ET

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared.

"I want to see when the president and his cronies are picking winners and losers … it wasn't because there were large contributions given to them," the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Tuesday morning on C-SPAN.

For the full article on The Hill's Briefing Room blog, click here.


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http://thehill.com/video/house/182635-issa-to-investigate-crony-capitalism-in-the-obama-administration

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