Obama, No More $16.00 Muffins

Reports of $16 muffins have stirred the Obama administration into action. OMB director Jack Lew ordered deputy secretaries to review conference spending, and until they do, they're under orders to personally sign off on conference expenses. Vice President Joe Biden, who backed up the order, promised to convene another Cut Government Waste cabinet meeting for a progress report. The moves follow a Justice Department inspector general report revealing what appeared to be excessive conference expenses. That report singled out expensive catering charges at Justice meetings throughout the county.