Limited Labs Touted for Medicaid Kickbacks Probe
Senate aging committee hears that a small number of medical laboratories in at least five states are funneling millions of Medicaid funds to physicians. Chairman Moss notes New York labs steer 70 percent of Medicaid payments amid fraud and abuse allegations.
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Senate Committee On Aging
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Moss
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Douglas A. Longhini
Better Government Association of Chicago
Longhini
BGA
Chicago Tribune
CBS
Chicago
Illinois
Washington death case shows doctors let patient die
Washington died December 14 1799 after doctors ceased treatment amid a sore throat diagnosis of quinsy and repeated bleeding. The account cites Dr F Mare LaForce who says Washington asked to be allowed to go quietly and that no radical tracheotomy was tried.
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Chicago
George Washington
F. Mare LaForce
United States
LaForce
Washington
Elisha Dick
Morocco Algeria clash flares in Sahara again
Rabat reports renewed fighting between Algerian and Moroccan troops in the Spanish Sahara with Amghala oasis recaptured by Algerian forces. Algiers denies army involvement while El Moudjahid hints Polisario Front guerrillas aided the action. King Hassan II cites dozens of Moroccan casualties in the attack.
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Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Amghala_ oasis
el Moudjahid
Polisario Front
Amghala
Hassan II
Hassan
Algeria
Moroccan forces push into Spanish Sahara as Algeria protests
Moroccan troops began replacing Spanish units in the Spanish Sahara and on January 29 occupied Amghala after a three day battle with Algerian troops and Polisario Front guerrillas. Boumediene urged restraint while Algeria warned against further action.
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Boumedienne
Spain
Morocco
Mauritania
Spanish Sahara
Hassan
Amghala
Polisario Front
Unseasonably Warm Weather Presses Middletown Area
Wet and warm conditions expected in the Middletown area today with occasional rain and thunderstorms. Temperatures will dip to the upper 40s to lower 50s tonight, while yesterday’s high reached 66 and low 48. A chance of showers lingers into Tuesday with highs in the mid-50s.
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Middletown
Secrecy plan for intelligence overhaul outlined by officials
Washington plans for a streamlined intelligence system under presidential control include a secrecy law criminalizing leaks by high officials and stronger oversight. Ford plans to finalize the package this week with advisers and release parts secretly to agencies. The White House oversight panel is expected to draw most public attention, though it accounts for only a tenth of the package.
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Washington
Ford
White House Oversight Committee
Ford Opposes Postal Service Subsidy Increase
Ford budget director James T. Lynn is set to outline administration objections to raising the postal subsidy at a Senate Post Office Committee hearing. Senate sponsor Gale W. McGee has proposed doubling the service’s 1.5 billion dollar annual subsidy for three years, signaling White House tensions with the Postal Service.
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James T. Lynn
Ford
Senate Post Office Committee Committee
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Lynn
Cleanup begins after Concord prison riot
Concord Prison faced a major disturbance as 60 to 80 inmates sparked destruction in a dormitory and damaged the gym and library. Corrections Commissioner Hall says 100 state police and 50 guards contained the riot, with inmates surrendering after authorities surrounded the dorm.
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Mass
Concord Prison
Frank A. Hall
Nicholas Genakis
Hall
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