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During fatal storm rescue, bravery in the 'fog of war'
Michael Kenwood, an EMT with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, was the only rescuer killed in the United States during Hurricaine Irene. This story examines the uncertain and confusing circumstances surrounding his death.
Tags: Hurricaine Irene; Michael Kenwood, EMT; Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad
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Research in Jeopardy
Unbeknowst to many, Princeton University scientists receive a vast majority of their funding from the federal government. This report focuses on how Princeton and other universities fought back against the stall in government funding, using lobbying disclosure reports to show a growing influence of Princeton's voice on the Hill and in Washington.
Tags: Government Funding; Princeton University; Washington; The Hill
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The Arming Question
Princeton Public Safety officers are sworn police officers who have the same training and enforce the same laws as local police officers, and they are responsible for responding to the same incidents -- including armed incidents -- as local officers. Yet University Public Safety officers are forbidden from carrying guns. Despite the Virginia Tech shootings and three gun scares on Princeton's campus in recent years, the University has been steadfast in its opposition to arming its officers. But our investigation casts doubt on the University's conclusion that keeping officers unarmed will not affect the response to a shooter on campus and that arming would negatively impact student-officer relationships.
Tags: campus safety; Princeton University; guns; police officers
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Render Unto Rome
This book investigates the Catholic Church's finances and breaks new ground on several fronts including fiscal mismanagement, embezzlement and abuse.
Tags: Catholic Church; book
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"Money and Influence Peddling in the Vatican"
Reporter Jason Berry took an in-depth look at how sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was allowed to continue. His series of stories that appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, focused on Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, a prominent figure in the Church. Berry revealed that Maciel, who has allegedly sexually abused his seminarians since the 1950s, has been making payments to various Vatican officials that have "insulated the priest from punishment."
Tags: Vatican; Catholic; Priest; Father; Legion of Christ; sexual abuse; seminarians; Rome; Pope John Paul
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"Illegal...And Thriving"
PartyGaming Inc., a British company that operates on-line gambling sites, is at the vanguard of a global goldrush. Even though 90 percent of PartyGaming's revenues come from the U.S., and the Justice Department swears that online gambling is 100 percent illegal, nothing has been done to stop the trend. And with billions of dollars of potential revenues involved, land-based U.S. casinos are eager to get a piece of the on-line action.
Tags: Internet gaming; Internet gambling; IPO's; offshore companies; DOJ
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When Death Comes for the Forgotten
This five-story package examines how Los Angeles County handles the deaths of the poor, while touching on legal issues, unclaimed bodies and budget matters. Thousands of poor people, including hundreds of children, die alone or unclaimed every year in Los Angeles County and as the county's budget situation tightens, the dead tend to be the lowest priority.
Tags: death; dying poor; Los Angeles County; unclaimed bodies; dead
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Arctic Oil
CBS News explores the pros and cons of drilling for oil in Alaska. The report is the first TV production that shows the North Slope of Alaska during the formidable polar winter, the prime time for the oil industry and "an ideal time to capture the key environmental and economic issues in the debate..." The segment reports on various possible scenarios considered for the energy industry and the wildlife in Alaska.
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Toxics on the Hudson
Multinational Monitor sheds light on the new development in a case dealing with the General Electric (GE) corporation's responsibility for polluting the Hudson River with oily compounds known as polychlorinated byphenyls. The story focuses on a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to GE for cleaning up the river at the cost of $460 million, and examines the company's concern that the cleanup plan may not work at all. The article reports on some of the health hazards posed by PCB contamination, and reveals that, as early as the 1930s, GE executives knew about health problems in workers exposed to the poisonous substance.
Tags: rivers; contamination; Environmental Protection Agency; Jack Welch; wildlife; PCB; science; Monsanto; fish; carcinogenicity; legislature; Pittsfield; Massachusetts; Rome; Georgia
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Head of Worldwide Catholic order accused of history of abuse
The Rome-based head of a worldwide Roman Catholic religious order, highly esteemed by the pope, is accused of a history of abusing boys and young men in his charge. A six-month investigation by the Courant in the U.S. and Mexico finds the allegations made by nine professional men had substance and credibility.