Posts Tagged ‘payroll’
White House: Obama has 114 Assistants, hired employees and increased compensation while Americans suffer
The annual White House payroll report was posted late Friday evening. Payroll has increased from $37.1 to $37.8 Million dollars. Job growth at the White House has gone from 454 to 468 employees. The President has 114 assistants. While Americans continue to tighten their belts and receive lower pay, the President increases compensation and the number of employees at the White House Out of touch? Since 1995, the White House has been required to deliver a report to Congress listing the title and salary of every White House Office employee. via 2012 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff | The White House. Related articles Friday night news dump: White House salaries edition (politico.com) What's the salary for White House staff? (whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com)
Karzai brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed by assassin in his own home
Update: Ahmed Wali Karzai has died in the hospital after he was shot at his home, reportedly by his own body guard. Karzai has been described as being on the CIA payroll as well as involved in the opium trade. He often was a embarrassment to his President brother and problematic in U.S. Relations. The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been wounded in an assassination attempt, reports say. Ahmad Wali Karzai, the younger half-brother of the Afghan president and leader of the Kandahar Provincial Council, was severely injured in a shooting incident, reports say. A controversial politician, some see him as a defender of Pashtun rights. Critics say he is a warlord mired in corruption. He has survived attempts on his life before, most recently in 2009. Initial reports [...]
