The General Services Administration (G.S.A.) was a little known government agency responsible for purchasing big ticket items i.e. buying and leasing cars and buildings. In October 2010 they held a conference at a Las Vegas Spa and Casino for 300 attendees to the tune of $822,000 of taxpayers funds. Besides a lavish menu there were commemorative coin sets, a clown and a mind reader. The clown was an entertainer not the person who arranged the party. As the NYT writer asked "If they had a clairvoyant how come nobody saw the backlash coming?" Old Vegas hands wished that what happened there would have stayed there. Meanwhile, mind readers were finding themselves in hot demand. With several congressional committees planning investigations, two top deputies bit the dust and the top official resigned. (Per NYTimes National 4/4/12)
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