Lawmakers Continue to Push for Investigation of Pentagon Puppets

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Building on the early efforts of Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), forty members of Congress have sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, demanding an investigation of the now-suspended Pentagon puppets scandal. Can’t be long before the Waxman gets involved, I suspect.