The agency pointed to gazebos, massages and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up. The post The USDA Canceled $300 Million in Farm Grants, Citing Fraud. Did It Make Up the Evidence? appeared first on Truthdig.
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The decision, seen as a win for central bank independence, sends the fight over removal back to the lower courts.
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