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Rep. Jane Harman exchanged favors for power-aided Israeli lobbyists accused of espionage, top government investigator says that bank bailouts are open to fraud, Obama tells Cabinet to cut spending by 0.02%, U.S. Treasury estimates it has lost $900 million of taxpayer money from holding $301 billion in Citigroup junk assets, Russian tariffs take toll on U.S. companies, and could the U.S. be headed for a Russian-style economic collapse circa 1998? Continue Reading

Obama rejects Gov. Sanford’s plan to use stimulus money to pay down South Carolina debt, Russia planning ‘large-scale’ rearming, Obama’s health care plans will cost at least $1.5 trillion, companies fight back against Obama’s economic plans saying they are hurtful, Obama tries to overrule Congress and stifle whistle-blowing, Argentina moves to nationalize factory owned by Lockheed Martin, and big changes stirrup up at the U.N…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading

The Wall Street Journal reports today that $694 million has been returned to the Medicare trust funds over the last three years, found by contracted audit agencies. The Medicare and Medicaid Services agency has contracted with private auditors to review a total of $317 billion in claims just from the states of New York, California, and Florida. The auditors were looking for improper payments, of which they discovered 0.22% of were incorrect. That percentage doesn’t sound like much, but returning $694 million to the trust funds is an accomplishment for which government should be praised.