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Re:Theranos closes last blood-testing lab after reportedly f... by trhway on Thursday January 19, 2017 @11:38AM (#13437109)
>Elizabeth Holmes seemed to have an "in" with a lot of Washington D.C. influencers

her father has that "in". USAID is sometimes a cover for CIA, and the "network effect" here has been extremely high.

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Re:Theranos closes last blood-testing lab after reportedly f... by jackcosgrove on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:15PM (#13437389)
The fact that her father is tied to USAID makes a lot of sense. USAID is the soft power arm of the federal government. It exists mainly to bribe foreign leaders to gain desired policy outcomes in their countries. It does do some good things when those align with politics.

If you needed to find government patrons willing to invest in a corrupt organization and engender goodwill at the same time, USAID is not a bad choice.

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