Ross Perot contract canceled in 1986
An AP review finds the government improperly favored Ross Perot's Electronic Data Systems on an Army printing contract. The audit says EDS lowered its bid by 25 million after final bids and an Army major boosted technical scores, moving from among the least desirable to win the contract with the highest technical score and lowest price. Attempts to reach Perot or a spokesman were unsuccessful.
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Watergate mastermind uses airwaves from Watergate Hotel
G Gordon Liddy, the Watergate figure and radio host, broadcast from the Watergate Hotel on the 20th anniversary of the burglary. He said he regrets the mission failed and maintained it as a major political event with guests including Charles Colson and the burglars’ arresting officers.
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Former FBI chief eyed as Deep Throat source
CBS-TV on the 20th anniversary special singled out L. Patrick Gray, then acting FBI director, as the most likely Deep Throat. Mike Wallace noted Gray lived near Woodward and could have met with him many times, even observing Woodward’s balcony signals.
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Breast implants linked with lower cancer risk
A major study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports women with breast implants have about half the expected breast cancer incidence in the coming decade. The Alberta board funded study says similar findings, while researchers caution no proven protective effect. FDA ban on cosmetic implants remains controversial.
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