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No, claims made in a chain e-mail are false. Jim Johnson advised on non-economic matters but quit after a week. Franklin Raines says he took a "couple of calls" but was never an adviser. We find no evidence Tim Howard ever had a connection to the Obama campaign.
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In 2006, spending on prescription drugs in the U.S. totaled $216.7 billion, more than five times the amount spent in 1990.
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