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		<title>Justification for Rate Hike Contradicted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
Anthem Blue Cross’ parent company, WellPoint Inc., has been called out by Congressman Henry Waxman over discrepancies between the company&#8217;s public statement explaining why it was hiking rates on individual insurance premiums in California and the health &#8230;
Anthem Blue Cross&#8217; Statement Justifying Rate Hike Contradicted by Internal Documents
 by Jason Leopold,
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/22/justification-for-rate-hike-contradicted/</link>
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		<title>Cheney Admits to War Crimes, Media Yawns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
On Sunday, in an exclusive interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week,&#8221; Cheney proclaimed his love of torture, derided the Obama administration for outlawing the practice, and admitted that the Bush White House ordered Justice Department attorneys &#8230;
Cheney Admits to War Crimes, Media Yawns, Obama Turns the Other Cheek
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/cheney-admits-to-war-crimes-media-yawns/</link>
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		<title>DOJ Clears John Yoo of Misconduct</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
A long-awaited Department of Justice watchdog report that probed whether John Yoo and his former boss Jay Bybee violated professional standards when they provided the Bush White House with legal advice on torture has cleared both men of misconduct, &#8230;
Justice Department Clears Torture Memo Authors John Yoo, Jay Bybee of Misconduct
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/01/doj-clears-john-yoo-of-misconduct/</link>
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		<title>AIG Executives Failed to Repay Majority of Bonuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opinion &#8211; Jason Leopold
Despite previous promises, beleaguered insurance giant American International Group (AIG) has failed to return tens of millions of dollars in bonus payments the firm doled out to executives following the company’s spectacular unraveling and subsequent &#8230;
 AIG Executives Failed to Repay Majority of Bonuses
Tuesday 29 December 2009
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/31/aig-executives-failed-to-repay-majority-of-bonuses/</link>
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		<title>Report: Obama Now Aims to Close Guantanamo by 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison facility by 2010 was dealt a major blow when lawmakers refused to earmark funds in a military spending bill Congress approved last week that would have allowed the &#8230;
Report: Obama Now Aims to Close Guantanamo by 2011
 by Jason Leopold,
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/27/report-obama-now-aims-to-close-guantanamo-by-2011/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Missing&#8221; Emails Subpoenaed in CIA Leak Probe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
Between late 2005 and January 2006, the Bush administration tried to recover &#8220;lost&#8221; emails from staffers who worked in the Office of the Vice President (OVP), an effort centered on a critical week &#8211; October 1 through October 6, 2003.
House Failed to Search for Libby&#8217;s &#8220;Missing&#8221; Emails Subpoenaed in CIA Leak Probe
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/18/missing-emails-subpoenaed-in-cia-leak-probe/</link>
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		<title>Lieberman For a Medicare Buy-In Before He Wasn&#8217;t</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
Sen. Joe Lieberman, (I-Connecticut), has threatened to derail passage of a health care reform bill in the Senate if the legislation includes a measure to expand Medicare to individuals beginning at age 55, a proposal Lieberman says he has long opposed.
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/17/lieberman-for-a-medicare-buy-in-before-he-wasnt/</link>
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		<title>Blistering Indictment Leveled Against Obama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
During his 36-minute speech after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway Thursday, President Barack Obama explained to an audience of 1,000 how the United States has a &#8220;moral and strategic interest&#8221; in abiding by a code of conduct when &#8230;
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/14/blistering-indictment-leveled-against-obama/</link>
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		<title>DOJ Report on Yoo, Bybee to be Released Soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers in testimony before Congress that a long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency&#8217;s powerful Office &#8230;
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/08/doj-report-on-yoo-bybee-to-be-released-soon/</link>
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		<title>Obama Invokes 9/11 to Explain Troop Surge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Column &#8211; Jason Leopold
After months of deliberations, President Barack Obama finally outlined his revised strategy for the Afghanistan war in a nationally televised address Tuesday night. The commander-in-chief repeatedly invoked 9/11, attempting to justify his plan to &#8230;
Obama Invokes 9/11 to Explain Afghanistan Troop Surge
by Jason Leopold,
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		<link>http://jasonleopold.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/04/obama-invokes-911-to-explain-troop-surge/</link>
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