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CIA hires Blackwater to guard facilities in Afghanistan

The previously undisclosed CIA contract is worth about $100 million, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the deal, which is classified. "It's for protective services . . . guard services, in multiple regions," the source said.
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Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care

Qliance customers pay $99 to join, then a flat monthly rate of $39 to $119, depending on age and level of service. Patients can quit without notice and no one is rejected for pre-existing conditions. Patients must go to outside brokers and qualify medically to buy catastrophic care. One broker said a 30-year-old could expect to pay $133 per month for such care, and a 60-year-old nearly $400, plus substantial deductibles. Qliance patients get unrestricted round-the-clock primary care access and 30-minute appointments. "Why would a doctor not want to see sick people? That doesn't make sense, unless you're an insurance company," Bliss said.
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