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The Shelters that Clinton Built
The story investigated the Clinton Foundation's contract for a rebuilding project following thr earthquake in Haiti. The investigation raised troubling questions about transparency at the commission that had been charged, under Clinton's leadership, with rebuilding Haiti.
Tags: Clinton Foundation; Haiti; earthquake
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School Poison: Lead in Drinking Water
WBNS-TV exposed the unhealthy levels of lead in the drinking water at several public schools and revealed the breakdowns in the state government system that is supposed to monitor the water's quality.
Tags: Natural Resources; water main; East Clinton High School; East Clinton Middle School; EPA; Environment;
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Snipergate
This CBS Evening News report broke the story of Hillary Clinton's March '08 embellishment of her trip to Bosnia as First Lady in 1996. On several occasions, Mrs. Clinton falsely claimed she'd had to "duck sniper fire" upon landing at Bosnia's airport shortly after the Ward had officially ended. It was a trip on which
Tags: Hillary Clinton; Bosnia; duck sniper fire; campaign scandal; misstatement; Clinton's account; political lies
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Her Way: the Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton
"An investigative biography of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. The book covers her life from her childhood through ther six years in the Senate."
Tags: Hillary Rodham Clinton; biography; life; Senator; presidential candidate
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Politifact.com
Politifact is a fact-checking website that focuses on the statements of the 2008 Presidential candidates, and rates the truth of each fact stated by the candidates. Statements are rated via the "Truth-O-Meter," a scale that used terms such as Pants on Fire, or Mostly True to verify what is being said. The St. Petersburg Times analyzes in further detail the truth of said facts that Politifact rates.
Tags: Lie detector; Mitt Romney; Hillary Clinton; 2008 Presidential Race; Rudy Giuliani; Barack Obama; Mike Huckabee
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Hillary's Mystery Money Men
This article looks at the use of bundling and fundraising by people formerly tied to transnational interests and foreign dictators as a means to get the ear of a prospective U.S. president. This story revealed the influence of Alan Quasha, an international businessman and early key benefactor of George W. Bush, in Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Tags: campaign finance; campaign donations; special interests; international politics; presidential election; FEC
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Hillary's Prayer
Hillary Clinton is involved in a religious prayer circle called "the Fellowship" which includes high-powered politicians that hope to restore Jesus back into Capitol Hill. This article looks into how both politics and faith shape Hillary into the person she is today.
Tags: Christianity; God; Bill Clinton; Senator;
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Bundle of Trouble
These articles examine the shady fundraising practice of "bundling" campaign donations. The articles spotlight fundraiser Norman Hsu, who has used bundling to raise money for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. The investigation looks at the impact of this practice on modern campaigns, and also delves into Hsu's shady past.
Tags: campaign finance reform; fundraising; Federal Election Commission; politics; data analysis; fraud
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Unconventional Spending
After a six month investigation, Reporter C. S. Murphy reported for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the "Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau spends more than twice as much money as a tytpical city tourism agency but can't show the public what it's getting in return for its money." Murphy also finds "The bureau's regular annual audits have repeatedly called for tighter spending controls and more accountability."
Tags: Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau; FOIA; LIttle Rock Advertising and Promotion Commission; CLinton School of Public Service; no-bid contracts; Cranford Johnson Robinson & Woods; Arkansas Tourism Development Foundation; Arkansas Ethics Commission; retaliatory firings; Arkansas Host Committee; Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce; African American fraternities
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LA's Underground Power Broker
This story examined previously overlooked details of a national scandal: Pardongate, as it related to the clemency granted to Carlos Vignali, a convicted drug trafficker and son of LA businessman Horacio Vignali. It provides an in-depth look at the local impact of the national scandal.
Tags: crime; politicians; election; Roger Clinton; fraud; national media; clemency; pardongate