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That is the answer in a nutshell.
Thanks. Of course it is. I realized after I had posted that this was, as always, the answer ... throw enough dollars and you'll always get your way.
Besides, they always act like they are doing it for a noble cause, to benefit mankind, and I guess that can open quite a few doors too.
It must be hard to counteract their methods because there probably are not too many media outlets willing to expose the facts that you guys are showing here. Luckily, the 'net is becoming the choice for info of more and more people.