Yet other readers are not surprised by USA TODAY’s report: “It pays to work for Uncle Sam, data show.”

The statement”The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion” in the 2009 session.

Hundreds of people showed up for the Federal Career Fair in hopes of finding a job.  

Dozens of former officials are playing leading roles in helping carmakers handle federal investigations of defects, analysis shows.

March 9 (Bloomberg) — Political maneuvering was under way in Iraq before initial results from the parliamentary election are announced, with early indications that no party would win a majority and tough coalition bargaining lies ahead.

ALBANY - A federal jobs bill expected to pass this week in Washington is expected to bring $2.3 billion in budget aid to New York state, and another $700 million to help counties and New York City. It’s aid that one local official said would be a “godsend” if it comes through. U.S. Sen.

March 9 (Bloomberg) –India’s upper house of parliament approved a bill seeking to reserve a third of lawmaker’s seats for women, 14 years after the proposal was first mooted in a male-dominated and often rowdy national legislature.

March 9 (Bloomberg) — Political maneuvering was under way in Iraq before initial results from the parliamentary election are announced, with early indications that no party would win a majority and tough coalition bargaining lies ahead.

Analysis finds dozens of former federal officials are helping carmakers handle investigations.

BALLSTON SPA — Saratoga County is slated to get $2.3 million in budget aid under a federal jobs bill that’s expected to pass this week.