Ailing China Set to Blow More Money on High-Speed Train to Vegas
Did they run out of overpriced, unnecessary projects in their own country?
Boondoggles
F-35 is the Navy's 'last manned strike fighter aircraft'
The Top Gun remake is going to suck. More.
Court Eases Way for Expensive California Choo-Choo
Opponents of the boondoggle still have a few arrows in their quiver.
The High Price Tag of the Obama Library
Legislators in broke Illinois are considering approving $100 million for the Barack Obama Presidential Library.
Et Tu, Newsom? Is Anybody Left to Support Gov. Moonbeam's Bullet Train?
California's lieutenant governor no longer wishes to ride the rails
Latest Calif. High-Speed Rail Defense Banks on Folks Not Grasping Sunk Costs Fallacy
State argues that trains that aren't even built yet can't be stopped
Californians Furious as Bullet Train Work Begins
As costs escalate, property owners have been kept in limbo about the fate of their land
Calif. High-Speed Rail Groundbreaking Delayed Again
Been more than a year since project was supposed to begin
Just Because a Judge Declared Calif. High-Speed Rail Plan Violates Law Doesn't Mean They'll Actually Stop
"You're not following your own rules" apparently means "There's some wiggle room here"
Gov. Brown Not Stopping High-Speed Rail Because of Judge's Ruling
Judge didn't specifically order them to stop yet, so on it goes
Judge Rules Calif. High-Speed Rail Plan Violates Rules for Funding
More information requested before he decides whether to essentially kill it
DOT Bounces California-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Plan Out of Casino Bank
Federal loan for high-stakes gamble on train tourism will not be considered
Air Force Successfully Tests $300M Hypersonic Plane
When you absolutely, positively, have to blow something up really fast
Calif. Bullet Train Proponents Tout Moderately Skeptical GAO Report
If the project fails, maybe Rail Authority leaders can find work picking cherries
Top Calif. High-Speed Rail Mastermind Turns Against the Monster It Has Become
Boondoggle no longer resembles what Californians voted for
Gov. Brown Challenged over High-Speed Rail Spending
Governor still not willing to realize community has turned against it
Senators Offer $23B Sandy Relief Package as Alternative to White House Plan
The president wants to shower his supporters in the northeast with $60B
As Technical Problems Bedevil High-Speed Rail, Slower Trains Beckon
Just don't let the usual suspects write the specifications
Feds Question Viability of California's Bullet Train
Discovering what everybody else is warning about: Faulty ridership and environmental studies
Watch: LaHood Smacked Down over Calif. High-Speed Train Funding (and Lack Thereof)
Where's the private support?
Tax-Funded Texas Cancer Agency Investigated as a Boondoggle
Throwing money around and driving-away credible scientists
Let's Pay for Our Extremely Speculative High-Speed Train with Retirement Money!
California pursues pension investments into its expensive boondoggle
Calif. Cities Have Mixed Reactions to Bullet Train
Unsurprisingly, whether the city stands to benefit from the train or fear harm from the train's construction plays a role
CA Sticks With High-Speed Rail Despite Doubts About Project's Prospects
Financing and due dates are just the beginning
Judge Denies Request to Block Calif. High-Speed Rail Construction
Though injunction refused, legal case can still move forward
General Says Criticizing Warplane's Faults Killed His Career
He pointed out fatal flaws in the V-22
Congresscritters Travel the World, Taxpayers Foot the Bill
It's good to be an elected official
Feds Approve First Leg of High-Speed Rail in California
There's still the matter of all the lawsuits
Strapped U.S. Government Spends Millions on Roads Overseas
Not all the beneficiary governments are huge fans of the U.S.
Kansas Lawmakers Weary of 10-Year Capitol Renovation
The state has cranked through $337 million, which triples original estimates
