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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 19, 2007

Watching Waste

Forum Column - By Mark Labaton - The proliferation of waste and fraud in government contracts for the Iraq War underscores the need to strengthen the False Claims Act.

FORUM COLUMN

By Mark Labaton

      Arthur Miller, the playwright best known for "Death of a Salesman," first made his mark on Broadway in 1947 with "All My Sons," a piercing World War II-era drama about greed, disillusionment and shattered dreams. Underlying these themes is the story of George Deever, a contractor who sells defective airplane cylinder heads to the military. The result: American pilots die because Deever cut corners....

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