Hal Bernton and Cheryl Phillips of The Seattle Times reported on an unreleased study that concluded Army missteps directly contributed to one of the bloodiest battles in the Afghanistan war.
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Many bad bridges not receiving stimulus funds
July 31st, 2009 
Beth “Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like repaving roads, an Associated Press analysis shows.” An interactive map gives details state-by-state on bridge projects funded by [...]
Some rape victims failed by Violence Against Women Act
July 31st, 2009 Beth A report co-published by ProPublica and the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found that “15 years after Congress passed a law to ensure that rape victims would never see a bill, loopholes and bureaucratic tangles still leave some victims paying for hospital expenses and exams, which can cost up to $1,200.“
Projects get stimulus funds despite limited economic impact
July 29th, 2009 Beth A report by Michelle Breidenbach of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) shows that in many cases stimulus funds funneled through the National Institutes of Health are going towards previously unfunded proposals with no regard for job creation or economic impact.
Nurse drug prevention program loosely monitored
July 28th, 2009 Beth In their continuing investigation into failed oversight of California’s nursing board, ProPublica and the Los Angeles Times found problems within the state’s drug diversion program.
Records cast doubt on money manager’s claims
July 28th, 2009 Beth Claims by Bo Beckman, a Twin Cities investment manager, to be among the top money managers in the United States led to an investigation by Dan Browning of the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Violence follows some soldiers home from war
July 27th, 2009 Beth A two-day series by Dave Phillips of The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette retraces the steps of soldiers who have returned from war and ended up incarcerated for crimes they committed upon their return to civilian life.
Dunlap, convicted of killing Don Bolles, died in prison
July 23rd, 2009 Beth The Arizona Republic reported that Max Dunlap, convicted of killing Don Bolles, died at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson on Tuesday. “Dunlap, 80, was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in 1993. He was serving a life sentence. Dunlap was unresponsive Tuesday morning in the Rincon medical unit in Tucson. Staff performed CPR [...]
Superfund sites threaten water supply in Mid-South
July 23rd, 2009 Beth Keli Rabon and Jim O’Donnell of WREG-Memphis, Tenn. investigated two Superfund sites in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Many Pentagon contractors go unnamed
July 23rd, 2009 Beth 
