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If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
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The Largest Single Criminal Health Care Fraud Case Ever Brought Against Individuals: $1 Billion Scheme Involving Miami-based Health Care Providers
"Medicare fraud has infected every facet of our health care system, said US Attorney Ferrer. "As a result of our unrelenting efforts to combat these pernicious schemes, the Criminal Division, the US Attorney's Office and our law enforcement partners continue to identify and prosecute the criminals who, driven by greed, steal from a program meant for our aged and infirmed to increase their personal wealth." more »
Jo Freeman's Republican Convention Diary: Cleveland’s Other Gatherings
"Political conventions attract strange bedfellows. Over the weekend preceding the Republican Convention, two other conventions met to talk about issues that were almost polar opposites to those of the Republicans. Both were held in black Baptist churches. The traditional Sunday protest march was small and peaceful."
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Demystifying General Anesthetics: Challenges Facing Anesthesiology Research Today
Emery Brown's research provides insight into why the doses required to achieve an anesthetic state differ among age groups. In one study, the anesthetic-induced brain waves of older adults were two to three times smaller than those of younger ones. As we age, Brown explains, brain cells function at a lower level, so weaker brain waves can disrupt their activity and cause unconsciousness. more »
Money, Personal Preferences Push States on Long-Term Care: Staying in Your Home
Many states are trying to make it easier for frail seniors to stay in their homes — as many prefer — instead of moving into more costly nursing homes. In Minnesota nursing home beds have been cut more than a third as the state focuses on its home and community-based care system. In Hawaii, the state set up a program offering frail older adults in-home services at no charge.
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