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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2011
Page
6
U S tax dollars thought lost to corrupt Afghan contracts reach 360 million after audits of hundreds of reconstruction deals. The figure highlights corruption risks faced by coalition forces amid long years of fighting the Taliban.
Australian investment banker Paul Douglas Peters, accused of placing a fake bomb on 18 year old Madeleine Pulver in Sydney as an extortion scheme, is jailed in Louisville awaiting an October 14 extradition hearing. FBI traced Peters via credit cards and IPs after a one way Aug 8 flight from Sydney. The 11 page complaint notes ties to the Pulver family but lacks motive details.
Wisconsin Democrats defended gains from last week by fending off Republican challenges to two state senators. Sen. Jim Holperin defeated Kim Simac, and Sen. Bob Wirch defeated Jonathan Steitz, leaving the Senate 17-16 in Republican control. Dave Hansen also survived a recall. The nine recalls this year mark a historic surge. Democrats plan to pursue a recall against Governor Scott Walker next year.
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