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hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need.y a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. >>> why do i think that the country has really not been attacked since september 11th? there have been at least 40 attempts to do such attacks in the united states attacks in the united states since then. a lot more than people realize. and those are 40 that i can find from public documents from my previous experience in government i can assure you there are probably a lot more. >> rudy giuliani earlier today. back with me now is terrorism expert john miller. i've got rudy actually on the show tomorrow, john, obviously one of the pivotal figures of 9/11. clearly he's reflecting an american concern many have you can never be complacent about this kind of thing, might be used as an excuse to commit some other atrocity, not necessarily al qaeda but by a lone individual who wants to make a name for themselves. how does am

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doug harrison runs four or five commercials per hour on cable television guaranteeing medicare peoplehat they can receive a scooter free of charge just by calling his 1-800 telephone number. the disability advocates guaranteeing people who apply for disability, that he will game them their disability payments or else he doesn't get paid. he once -- he runs five or six commercials per hour. what happens to the scooters that are given to someone who passes away? are used scooter's recycled through the system? guest: there are those who are manipulating the system to their advantage. they can get away with that because of the reimbursement for things like power wheelchair's s far in excess of what the supplier purchased the product for. there is a big spread. they can make all sorts of enticing offers to patients and still make a handsome profit. one of the things we do is identify where there are breakdowns in payment methodology and tell the medicare program and the congress that you have to do something to close the gap somewhat honest suppliers can make an honest day's living. you'll