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  • Judging by Troopergate, per-diem gate, private house gate, etc., the term "code of ethics" would seem to be foreign to her.

    Palin rejects allegations over legal defense fund 2009

  • "High"-need patients—for which facilities receive higher per-diem payments—increased to 13.1% from 9.2%, "very high" to 30.2% from 26.2%, and "ultra high" to 45.4% from 43.8%.

    Health-Care Companies Are Infected by Severe Case of Washington Jitters Melissa Korn 2011

  • Dan Goins, an electrician who drove the eight hours to Minot from his Minneapolis home, said he charges a regular rate plus per-diem costs, but acknowledged he could ask for more.

    Flood Victims Languish in Oil Boomtown Jack Nicas 2012

  • Interviews with several current and former lawmakers found that leftover per-diem money was often used for shopping or to cover spouses' travel expenses.

    House Panel Drops Probe into Travel Funds Danny Yadron 2011

  • They did have to do with such things as allowing the Todd to use government resources to persecute his ex brother-in-law, having a governor taking per-diem payments for working from home, and having the state pay for her family to travel with her when she visited the lower 48.

    Think Progress » Sarah Palin admits to questioning whether Saddam was behind 9/11. 2010

  • Under Miller, the union won increased per-diem allowances, improvements in travel conditions, better training facilities, locker room conditions and medical treatment.

    Peter Dreier: Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame Peter Dreier 2011

  • In the last fiscal year, New York charged a per-diem rate of $5,118 for residents of the state-run institutions, a network of nine centers that serve people with severe developmental disabilities.

    The $2 Million Patients Jacob Gershman 2011

  • Mr. Wilson's counsel told the ethics committee that although he may have used his per-diem funds to cover the gifts, he made up for that by covering some meals with his own money.

    House Panel Drops Probe into Travel Funds Danny Yadron 2011

  • Under Miller, the union won increased per-diem allowances, improvements in travel conditions, better training facilities, locker room conditions and medical treatment.

    Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice 2010

  • Under Miller, the union won increased per-diem allowances, improvements in travel conditions, better training facilities, locker room conditions and medical treatment.

    Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice 2010

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