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Investigation launched, repairs started after report on Walter Reed
In their continued coverage of conditions at Walter Reed, Dana Priest and Anne Hull of The Washington Post report that while Michael J. Wagner directed the Medical Family Assistance Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he also was seeking funders and soliciting donations for his own new charity, based in Dallas, according to documents…
Read MoreOversight lax on school fire drill law
Ben Jones of The (Appleton, Wis.) Post Crescent reports that area schools are failing to comply with a state law that requires they do monthly fire drills. A change in state law resulted in school no longer having to file annual fire drill reports with the Department of Commerce. Oversight now rests with the local…
Read MoreN.C. state rep guilty of taking bribes for legislative favors
In a follow-up to earlier reports, Dan Kane and J. Andrew Curliss of The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer report that former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black pled guilty in federal court to “taking money for legislative favors.” Black received $25,000 in cash, as well as a $4,000 check, from three chiropractors in exchange…
Read MorePunishment for child porn charges lax
A computer-assisted investigation by Steve Daniels of WTVD-Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville (N.C.) compared data from the state court system with data from the state prison system to find that “only 30 percent of people facing child pornography charges in North Carolina between 2003 and mid-December have been sentenced to prison time. Twenty-six percent have been…
Read More“The Other Walter Reed”
In a two part series, Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull uncover dismal conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. “The common perception of Walter Reed is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But 5 ½ years of sustained combat have transformed the venerable 113-acre institution…
Read MoreFlorida requires no training for executioners
Kevin Begos of The Tampa Tribune reports that executioners in Florida “aren’t required to have training, certification or any qualifications other than being at least 18 years old, according to Florida’s interpretation of lethal injection guidelines.” The Tampa Tribune received a copy of the state’s execution guidelines through a public records request. The protocol is…
Read MoreInsurance settlements often undercut victim’s expenses
Investigative correspondent Drew Griffin, of CNN
Read MoreHouston burglary hot spots mapped
Dave Fehling of KHOU_Houston reports on the city’s burglary trends. “Analyzing raw numbers from the last two years, a special mapping program found five hot spots.” Further analysis of the data showed that the hot spots covered a higher concentration of apartment complexes, where it is easier for unfamiliar faces to move around unnoticed. The…
Read MoreDodd outpaces rivals in race for money
Jonathan D. Salant and Kristin Jensen of Bloomberg report that Sen. Christopher Dodd has outpaced his political rivals in the race to raise money for a presidential bid. A third of the $3 million he raised in the last quarter of 2006 came from the financial-services industry — the industry he oversees as chairman of…
Read MoreThe Dominican Steroid Problem
As spring training opens around baseball, Mike Fish of ESPN.com takes a two-day look at the state of Major League Baseball’s fight against performance-enhancing drugs in the Dominican Republic with a series of stories and reports. (The articles are also available in Spanish.)
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