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Unfortunately I believe that we are limited in what we can focus on. I think that if we proceed with the partisan sideshow of prosecuting Bush admin. officials, healthcare will get lost in the brouhaha.
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Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists; Rise in Native Contracts Eyed; DHS to Curb Spy-Satellite Program
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Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists New York Times
Documents gathered by lawyers for families of Sept. 11 victims provide new evidence of extensive financial support for Al Qaeda and other extremists by members of the Saudi royal family, but the material may never find its way into court because of legal and diplomatic obstacles.
Rise in Native Contracts Under Scrutiny Anchorage Daily News
Special contracting rules for Native corporations have allowed them to "qualify for large contracts while circumventing the normal competition process" according to a new report by the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight.
DHS to Cut Police Access to Spy-Satellite Data Washington Post
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced plans to kill a controversial Bush administration program to expand the use of spy satellites by domestic law enforcement and other agencies.
Madoff Client Netted $5 Billion ProPublica
It is rare these days to see Bernard Madoff's name in print unaccompanied by the word "Ponzi." But it now appears that the biggest winner in Madoff's scheme may not have been Madoff at all, but a secretive businessman named Jeffry Picower.
Madoff's Attorneys Seek 12-Year Sentence WaPo
OMB Calls For More Detailed Stimulus Reporting Nextgov
Senate to Begin Proceedings to Remove Federal Judge Politico
GAO Report Criticizes Nuclear Detectors WaPo
Defense Dept. Creates Cyber-Defense Command WaPo
New Orleans City Hall Target of FBI ProbeTimes-Picayune
Lawmakers Get 'Generous' Healthcare Plans USAT
Calif. Budget Built With Fiscal Gimmicks LAT
D.C. Train Operator Apparently Hit Brakes Before Crash WaPo
Medtronic Subpoened Over Surgeon's Product Study WSJ ($)
U Wisc. Doctors Disclose Outside Payments Journal Sentinel
E-mail Spammer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Detroit Free Press
Antigua Fires Regulator Charged in Stanford Case NYT
Report: U.S. Contacted Iran's Ayatollah Before Election WashTimes
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