A Straffing Run on Air Force Contracts

The Pentagon wants the Government Accountability Office to go over a bunch of Air Force contracts. They were all handled by Darleen Druyun -- a former Air Force officer who gave special treatment to Boeing. She gave Boeing such great treatment, they offered her a job. But Uncle Sam gave her nine months in prison instead. The $23 billion Air Force tanker deal she brokered broke down -- and now Boeing's biggest commercial competitor, Airbus, is in the running to snatch it out of mid-air. (Chicago Tribune)