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report suspicious billing patterns.
• "While some pharmacies may be billing extremely high amounts for legitimate reasons, all warrant further scrutiny," said the report being issued Thursday.
• The analysis broke new ground by scrutinizing every claim submitted by the nation's 59,000 retail pharmacies during 2009 -- more than 1 billion prescriptions. Using statistical analysis, investigators were able to reveal contrasts between normal business practices and potential criminal behavior.
• "The findings call for a strong response to improve (program) oversight," the report said.
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• CIDAHU, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers discovered bodies Thursday near the shattered wreckage of a new Russian-made passenger plane that smashed into the steep side of an Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers. All 45 people on board were feared dead.
• Due to the remoteness of the crash site, the bodies will be placed in nets and lifted by ropes to a hovering chopper, national search and rescue agency spokesman Gagah Prakoso said. They will be evacuated to the capital, Jakarta, for identification by family members.
• "So far we haven't found any survivors, but we are still searching," he said, as more soldiers, police and volunteers hiked through the mist-shrouded slopes toward the wreck.
• "I cannot say anything about the condition of the bodies," said Prakoso, but he added: "A high speed jet plane hit the cliff, exploded and tore apart."
• The Sukhoi Superjet-100 -- Russia's first new model of passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union two decades ago -- was in Indonesia as part of a six-nation tour of Asia aimed at drumming up new customers.
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• ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Benedict Arnold is a hero again, at least temporarily at two upstate New York historic sites where his pre-treason exploits are being remembered.

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