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 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Air freight companies are profiting from the war as the Pentagon increases its investment in logistics, reports Michael Fabey for Air Cargo World. "Contracts and contract modifications for companies flying cargo and passengers to the war zones in 2006 and... 2271@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An inspection by the U.S. Department of Education revealed that "D.C. school administrators can’t verify that their special education teachers are certified to serve the city’s most vulnerable and costliest student population," reports Dena Levitz of The Washington Examiner. The... 2270@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Education 2008-06-12T11:20:34-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigation by CNN's Abbie Boudreau and Scott Zamost discovered that FEMA gave away $85 million of new supplies meant for Hurricane Katrina victims. The items, ranging from clothes to cleaning supplies, sat in FEMA warehouses for two years before... 2269@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2008-06-12T09:40:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An inspector general's report shows the Federal Aviation Administration is hiring more air traffic controllers than it can effectively train, reports Michael J. Sniffen of the Associated Press. "The Transportation Department's inspector general said the Federal Aviation Administration is so... 2268@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Workplace 2008-06-12T09:17:41-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html A report by Kent Garber of U.S News & World Report shows that U.S. farming policy, which is leading to record crop sizes, is having a negative impact on marine life. With more land being planted, more chemicals are leaching... 2267@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Environment 2008-06-11T10:49:56-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigation by Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily and Defense Report delves into the selection process of the Boeing HH-47 (CSAR-X), the U.S Air Force's replacement for its Combat Search and Rescue helicopter. Interviews with experts and the review of... 2266@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-06-10T15:16:43-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Mary Beth Pfeiffer and John Ferro of the Poughkeepsie Journal compiled a two-part report examining overtime at the Dutchess and Ulster county governments. The report found correction officers and deputies at the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office earned $3.9 million in... 2265@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-06-10T10:31:03-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigation by reporter Larry Lebowitz of The Miami Herald shows that local taxpayers were promised massive improvements to the county's mass transit system when they approved a sales tax six years ago, yet those promises have not been fulfilled.... 2264@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-06-10T10:13:14-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigative series by The Columbus Dispatch analyzed the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in central Ohio, as well as the future impact to the region. "A wave of foreclosures during recent years has pushed property values downward for... 2263@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2008-06-04T09:53:04-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Michelle Breidenbach and Tim Knauss, of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.), examined the previously undisclosed accounting of the National Grid fund, a little-known fund run by the power company. It spent $25 million of its customers' money on economic development projects... 2262@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-06-04T09:39:57-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html A Dallas Morning News investigation has found dozens of sites with hazardous chemicals that are in close proximity to residential neighborhoods. It is a problem throughout Dallas County. In some cases, plants and warehouses are within blocks &#8212 and even... 2260@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Environment 2008-06-02T10:45:50-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Cary Spivak and Daniel Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how a motley collection of individuals and firms made money off one suspicious real estate deal in which a learning disabled man ended up buying a run-down inner city... 2259@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2008-06-02T10:42:13-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html Salon.com's Mark Benjamin and freelance journalist Christopher Weaver investigated the 2007 execution of Genei Nesir Khudair al-Janabi, an unarmed Iraqi prisoner. Three U.S. snipers were charged in the murder. "A review of thousands of pages of documents from the legal... 2258@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-05-27T14:42:08-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html A series by The Boston Globe explores the efforts of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), a program launched by the Pentagon in 2003 to aid in the recovery of MIAs from foreign wars. During WWII, over 2,000 Americans were... 2257@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-05-27T10:30:35-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html Brian Joseph of the Orange County Register investigated the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, a public agency founded to finance "projects of public value." The agency "issued about $4.2 billion in tax free bonds in 2007, ranking behind only the... 2256@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-05-23T14:37:58-06:00