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 2008-04-24T09:47:47-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 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_01.html Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune reported that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt discussed incorporating Mormon doctrines and beliefs into state government when he was governor of Utah. When The Tribune started inquiring, Leavitt requested the... 2164@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-01-10T17:30:08-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Lee Davidson of the (Salt Lake City) Deseret Morning News analyzed nearly 300 tax returns, known as IRS Form 990, filed by tax-exempt organization and found that Boy Scouts both in Utah and across the U.S. tend to pay their... 2118@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Nonprofit 2007-11-15T10:22:40-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_06.html Fred Kelly reports on a two-week investigation by The Charlotte Observer which uncovered an "underground network" of shelters and safe houses, many run by religious ministries, which have sprung up as official shelters face issues of overcrowding. Exact numbers on... 1959@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Social issues 2007-06-21T12:37:39-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_12.html Diana B. Henriques and Andrew Lehren of The New York Times report on the proliferation of faith-based rehabilitation programs funded by tax dollars and springing up in correctional facilities across the country. "Since 2000, courts have cited more than a... 1784@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2006-12-12T11:37:47-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_11.html After a 19-month legal battle by The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the newspapers obtained more than 700 pages from the personnel files of seven priests that the diocese had fought to keep secret. The records show... 1767@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2006-11-29T14:22:10-06:00 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 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_10.html Diana B. Henriques of The New York Times, with computer analysis by Andy Lehren and research by Donna Anderson, examined the quiet expansion of special benefits for religious groups. "In recent years, many politicians and commentators have cited what they... 1692@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2006-10-10T11:50:45-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_04.html Jean Guccione and William Lobdell of the Los Angeles Times analyzed church records to show that 11 priests were left out of the 2004 "Report to the People of God" even after parishioners raised concerns about inappropriate behavior with children.... 1538@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2006-04-26T16:35:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_03.html 1483@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Campaign Finance 2006-03-10T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_02.html Brent Schrotenboer of The San Diego Union-Tribune used court records in an investigation of John W. Gillette Jr., a former financial adviser to high-profile athletes. He is four years removed from prison after fleecing those athletes out of more than... 1461@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Justice (courts/crime/law) 2006-02-20T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_12.html David E. Kaplan of U.S. News & World Report finds the U.S. government has been monitoring more than 100 "Muslim sites in the Washington, D.C., area, including mosques, homes, businesses, and warehouses, plus similar sites in at least five other... 1404@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2005-12-23T12:51:14-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_10.html Jean Guccione and Doug Smith with contributions from William Lobdell of the Los Angeles Times tracked the assignments of 228 priests from 1950 through 2003 who have been named or identified as the subject of abuse complaints. The analysis reveals... 1317@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2005-10-14T11:23:26-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_08.html John Blake of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution used public tax and property records to show how Bishop Eddie Long, leader of the 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, received more than $3 million in salary and property over four years from... 1269@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Nonprofit 2005-08-31T10:02:03-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_08.html Joe Mahr and Mitch Weiss of The (Toledo) Blade reviewed thousands of documents and interviewed dozens to find that Toledo-area police helped the local Catholic diocese hide cases of sexual abuse by priests. "Beyond past revelations that the diocese quietly... 1222@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Religion 2005-08-19T17:20:10-06:00