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" This will wreck your plans.  The\u00A0investigation began with a tip - unproven and vehemently disputed by Mr. Menendez - that Dr. Melgen had helped pay for underage prostitutes for Mr. Menendez in the Dominican Republic. The women who made the accusations ultimately recanted, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u00A0continued its inquiry. The\u00A0scrutiny shifted to the senator&amp;#039;s relationship with Dr. Melgen and\u00A0whether he traded gifts for official duties, and federal agents raided Dr. Melgen&amp;#039;s offices. Both men have denied doing anything improper. The Justice Department is looking in particular at whether Mr. Menendez improperly tried to persuade Medicare to change its reimbursement policies in a way that would make millions of dollars for Dr. Melgen. Dr.\u00A0Melgen was in the midst of a billing dispute with the government over his reimbursement for Lucentis, a costly medication used to treat macular degeneration. Mr. Menendez has acknowledged urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change its reimbursement policy but said he considered the policy unfair.  Ah, what we call the Reverse Ken Starr Maneuver. Here, you start with the phony sex scandal and move on to the conventionally venal corruption in office, instead of starting with the phony corruption in office scandal and moving on to the sexy time. Anyway, Menendez seems to be in a deep hole at the moment. (Thank god Jon Corzine got convicted or he&amp;#039;d be setting up field offices already.) And get ready, because the flying monkeys are already geared up to bring you the latest styles in aluminum headgear.  He&amp;#039;ll be on Fox saying this stuff within the month. Guaranteed. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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