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Langford Connection to Bessemer Courthouse Lease
County embroiled in controversy of courthouse lease. Investigation finds Mayor that was convicted in federal case built the building and created the controversial lease when he was a county commissioner.
Tags: County; courthouse; lease; politicians; corruptions
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The Well Connected
The Gazette revealed how a developer in Charleston improperly secured $3.67 million in federal stimulus funds to build a low-income housing project with help from West Virginia's treasurer.
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Transportation Center Stalled at South Carolina State University
The series investigates where the $50 million in state and federal dollars went that had been given to build a new transportation center at South Carolina State University. With a vacant building site and no underway, school officials did not have an answer as to where the money went. The story prompted lawmakers to launch a formal investigation.
Tags: South Carolina State University; Transportation Center; watchdog; federal funds; Legislative Audit Council
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Digging Up Millions for Tiny Airstrip
“The federal government intends to spend $11 million to build an airstrip in a rural area”. In the rural area, the demand for an airstrip is slim to none and pressures a local airport to shut down, which is barely used and supported by tax money. So building a new airstrip is unneeded and a waste of tax money. Additionally, this article is an example of “a runaway federal program fueled by fees and surcharge paid by airline passengers”.
Tags: transportation; air travel; taxpayers; aviation; tax dollars; Oswego County; Hastings New York; finances
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Security Breach
"From broken metal detectors to convicted felons carrying police badges and guns, WTTG-TV's hidden camera investigation of the DC Protective Service Police Department (DCPSD) showed how anyone armed with a weapon could easily slip through security inside District government buildings."
Tags: security; federal buildings; Washington, D.C.; police;
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The Financial Collapse
Among the findings in this package are: In February, Morgenson warned that the arcane contracts known as credit-default swaps were so volatile and explosive that they would "set off a chain reaction of losses at financial institutions." In May, she examined the moves by private investment firms to buy up hundreds of New York apartment buildings, betting that they could evict tenants and raise rents. In July, she reported on the enormous increase in consumer debt and the changes in the lending system that encouraged risky loans. In September, she dissected the small London Investment unit that had bedazzled the insurance giant AIG with its profits but soon brought it to its knees and helped trigger a widespread collapse. In November, she profiled the reckless executives who gambled on subprime home mortgages and led Merrill Lynch to its demise. In December, she held the credit-rating agencies to sharp account, in particular Moody's, showing how they had minimized or overlooked the dangers to investors.
Tags: AIG; credit-default swaps; Wall Street; Merill Lynch; Federal Reserve; columnists
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Illegal Labor Fix Falls Short
The investigation took three months and looks at the effectiveness in preventing illegal immigration. "The Star focused on the home-building industry for this series because of its vital role in Tucson's growth. Illegal labor also is common in other industries, including hospitality and agrigculture."
Tags: labor; illegal immigration; border patrol; housing; state government; federal government
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Dirty Bombs
"Radioactive devices are stolen from cars, disappear from construction sites, fall off trucks and generally go astray at a startling pace. A computer database compiled by The Canadian Press showed how dozens of these tools - from a darkroom truck in northern British Columbia to a device used for molecular separation in Montreal - have gone missing in the last five years. The items vanished despite federal disaster planning reports that warn terrorists could wreak multimillion-dollar havoc if a nuclear gauge was used to build a crude 'dirty bomb.'"
Tags: radioactive; dirty bomb; bioterrorism; terrorism
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The Life and Business of Aaron Feldman
The stories explored the “fascinating and complex life of Aaron Feldman, businessman and Mexican immigrant who had been thrust into the public eye after his company, Sunroad Enterprises, had been allowed by the city of San Diego to build a 12-story office toward that was 20 feet taller than the Federal Aviation Administration allowed.†They revealed a “powerful, but intensely private man,†and offered “exclusive details of his ups and downs in the business world and his aggressive, hard-nosed reputation.â€
Tags: Aaron Feldman; Sunroad Enterprises; president; business profile; Federal Aviation Administration;
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LNG Controversy Dogs Every Step of the Policy Process
Reporting for the Malibu Times at first, Hans Laetz looks into Australian Energy Conglomerate BHP Billiton's plans to "build a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal floating off the local coast." But after two months, Laetz was removed from coverage by the Times amid criticism, possibly due to the fact BHP Billiton was an advertising client of the Times. He then was picked up by the Malibu Surfside News, and continued to tell a tale of the various aspects of the deal: how BHP got a smog waiver after White House officials overruled local Environmental Protection Agency officials, the safety and pollution risks of the project; citizens' letters supporting the project to the government, which turned out mostly to be fake; and the opposition of state and federal parks officials to the project.
Tags: BHP Billiton; liquified natural gas; Hans Laetz; environmental issues; Environmental Protection Agency; paddleout protest