http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-04-29T10:17:27-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html Michael Montgomery, of American RadioWorks, and Mark Schapiro, of the Center for Investigative Reporting, teamed up to explore the growing nuclear black market which is making it difficult to contain the proliferation of atomic weapons throughout the world. "Experts cite... 2234@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2008-04-29T10:17:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html A series by The Washington Post explores the causes and implications of the current global food crisis, the likes of which have not been seen since the 1970s. "A complex combination of poor harvests, competition with biofuels, higher energy prices,... 2231@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2008-04-28T14:45:11-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html The first of two investigative reports from the Center for Investigative Reporting's James Sandler examines the Bush administration's efforts to squelch legal proceedings against two high ranking Chinese officials accused of torturing members of religious groups, including Fulan Gong. The... 2229@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-24T09:47:47-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html Dan Eggen and Josh White of The Washington Post report on the recently declassified 2003 Justice Department memo that was responsible for creating the "legal foundation for the Defense Department's use of aggressive interrogation practices" in the run up to... 2213@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-03T10:30:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html This series by The Columbus Dispatch delved into the origins of fake goods that are so common throughout the U.S. The paper sent reporter Jeffrey Sheban and photographer Jeff Hinckley to China, Hong-Kong, Taiwan and Thailand to trace the path... 2141@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2007-11-30T14:37:06-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Maternal and infant death rates spiked at a major Kabul maternity hospital that was promoted as a model of U.S. medical training in Afghanistan. Alison Young of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reveals that "the rate of normal-sized babies dying in labor... 2126@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2007-11-20T17:11:59-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html The Washington Post's Edward Cody reports on the case of Pang Jiaoming, a reporter in China who lost his job in the wake of publishing investigative stories "reporting that substandard coal ash was being used in construction of a showcase... 2115@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2007-11-13T17:22:26-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html Over a 12-month period, investigative reporter Loretta Tofani traveled to China, examining worker conditions and "observed first-hand how Chinese workers routinely risk their health and sometimes their lives making products for export to the United States and other countries." Her... 2088@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Workplace 2007-10-24T09:22:44-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html An investigation by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele in the October issue of Vanity Fair traces $12 billion in U.S. currency which was sent from the Federal Reserve to Baghdad between April 2003 and June 2004. While some... 2058@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2007-09-25T09:43:03-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html While much hoopla was made of the recall of certain Chinese-made products by the Consumer Product Safety Division, United States companies have been allowed to export unsafe products overseas, according to a report by Russell Carrollo of The Sacramento Bee.... 2052@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-09-19T11:12:07-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html The gruesome 2004 massacre of four Blackwater USA security guards is being blamed on their Baghdad site manager, Tom Powell, accoring to documents obtained by The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer. Joseph Neff reports that memos reveal the Bravo 2... 1983@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-07-12T14:05:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_04.html David E. Kaplan of U.S. News & World Report reveals how female spy veterans of the CIA are taking legal action for being disciplined over “close and continuing relationships” with foreigners. Kaplan reports on the CIA's secret disciplinary hearings and... 1907@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-04-25T10:55:19-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_11.html In a piece for MotherJones, CIR correspondents Sara Shipley Hiles and Marina Walker Guevara reveal how the St. Louis-based firm, Doe Run, expanded its operations abroad at a time when it was facing increasing scrutiny and regulation in the United... 1730@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2006-11-03T15:11:46-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_10.html U.S. News and World Report's David Kaplan writes about the killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya and the Russian government's shocking and atrocious lack of response to the execution-style slaying of journalists there. "For those of us in international... 1694@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ International 2006-10-11T08:41:08-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_10.html Farah Stockman, Michael Kranish, and Peter S. Canellos of The Boston Globe, with Globe correspondent Kevin Baron, examined the complete database of USAID prime awards from 2001 to 2005, containing more than 52,000 funding actions, to reveal that USAID gave... 1693@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2006-10-10T15:15:23-06:00