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April 06, 2005

Republican POTYs for a Fee


From ABC News:

Doctor Named 'Physician of the Year' -- for a Fee
By BRIAN ROSS
Apr. 5, 2005 - The good news reached the Jamestown, N.Y., office of Dr. Rudolph Mueller in a fax from a congressman in Washington. Mueller had been named 2004 Physician of the Year.

"My secretary came running in and said, 'Dr. Rudy, look at what you've won, you're Physician of the Year,' " said Mueller, an internist.

But to receive the award in person at a special two-day workshop in Washington last month, Mueller found out that he would have to make a $1,250 contribution to the National Republican Congressional Committee. It was a disturbing discovery, he said....

Read the entire article HERE.

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