Category: Government
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Auditors: feds failed to rein in billions over-billed by Medicare Advantage plans
By Fred Schulte
Center for Public Integrity
Private Medicare Advantage plans treating the elderly have over-billed the government by billions of dollars, but rarely been forced to repay the money or face other consequences for their actions, according to a new Congressional audit. -
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Its spy vs spy as CIA directors differ on making public 28 hidden pages of 9-11 report
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two CIA directors. Two conflicting opinions. On Monday, former CIA director Porter Goss strongly disagreed with current CIA chief John Brennan’s assertions on Meet the Press as to why President Obama should keep secret 28 classified pages from a 14-year-old congressional report about 9/11 said to implicate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the terrorist attacks. -
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Bob Graham questions decision to send Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehab
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Ex-Florida Sen. Bob Graham is questioning the wisdom of the Obama Administration’s decision to release nine Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia for “rehabilitation.” -
9-11 widows ask Obama to read secret ’28 pages,’ support bill to allow suit against Saudis
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Five 9/11 widows said Tuesday they were “horrified” to watch President Obama say in a Monday television interview that he hasn’t read the secret 28 pages of a congressional investigation into 9/11 said to implicate Saudi Arabia in support for the hijackers. -
9/11 Commission lawyers wanted to probe possible Saudi Royal family ties to hijackers
By Brian McGlinchey
28pages.org
A 9/11 Commission document declassified last summer without publicity or media analysis indicates that investigators proposed exploring to what extent “political, economic and other considerations” affected U.S. government investigations of links between Saudi Arabia and 9/11. -
Marco Rubio’s campaign racks up inquiries about prohibited contributions
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In what has become a regular habit for Marco Rubio’s campaigns, the Federal Elections Commission has again flagged the senator’s presidential committee for possibly skirting federal law limiting the types and amounts of donations it can receive.
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