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By David Sessions - Politics DailyTwo former employees of Blackwater Worldwide, which became the largest of the State Department's private security contractors during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, are accusing the company of systematically defrauding the government to pay for such things as a prostitute's services, alcohol and spa trips, the Washington Post reports. Brad Davis, a former Marine, was a Blackwater security guard in Iraq, and his wife, Melan, worked in the company's billing department in Louisiana. In the wake of 9/11, Blackwater received billions from the government to protect American forces in Iraq and ...
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By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyJust minutes before Tuesday's Senate vote on continued production of the F-22 jet fighter, John McCain called it "probably the most impactful amendment that I have seen in this body on almost any issue, much less the issue of defense." Barack Obama's legislative lobbyists, watching the Senate debate on television from Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, were in full agreement with the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. ...
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