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...False Claims Act already allows private individuals to file “qui tam” lawsuits against those defrauding the government. If they win, the government receives treble damages, and the plaintiffs take home a portion of the proceeds—normally around 25 percent. Originally designed to catch fraudulent military contractors during the Civil War, the act was revised in 1986 to increase rewards and to protect employee whistleblowers. Since then, the law has recovered more than $9 billion of public money...
...kava came to market is part of what makes its story so interesting. The Western world has known about kava's powers since the 18th century, when Captain Cook spotted Polynesians chewing its roots. But it didn't catch on in the U.S. until 1996, when a group of herbal-product purveyors called the Kava General Committee decided to pool their resources and make kava America's herb du jour. That year, supported by a heavy promotional campaign, retailers moved $15 million worth of the stuff, elevating it to the pantheon of big-name herbal remedies like ginkgo biloba...
...ambitious approach but one not likely to catch on, says Hackler. For one thing, most consumers are too price sensitive to pay the full cost of a personal visit, and companies usually have to absorb some of that cost, she says. So, short of making those house calls, how do you help the customer who runs into trouble with today's complicated "do-it-yourself" equipment? Simple: keep improving the products and provide effective remote tech support. Sohoware, for one, is working to simplify the installation process, so users won't have to configure each computer...
...shot in the stomach, the leg and possibly the groin. His gun-grabbing comrade, a Syrian named Abu al-Hasnat, was killed, and the third, unidentified suspect was also wounded, along with three officers. Once the al-Qaeda men were all handcuffed, the Americans moved in, comparing their catch?25 foreigners in all that night?to photos kept in a casebook of known al-Qaeda members. When one of the wounded matched up with Zubaydah's photo, "the FBI agents were very happy," says Hussain. "They applauded when they found...
Three weeks later, Shelley received an invitation (entitled “what’s up sluts” and authored by Crimson editor Temple W. Simpson ’03) to catch up with my freshman year roommates over a slice of pizza at Pinocchio’s. It is unclear whether she took offense at being called a slut or whether she simply preferred Tommy’s to Noch’s. In any case, this time Shelley’s response was more pointed...