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A report by Tom Lasseter of McClatchy Newspapers reveals that the U.S has wrongly imprisoned dozens of men “in Afghanistan, Cuba and elsewhere on the basis of flimsy or fabricated evidence, old personal scores or bounty payments.” The report comes after an 8-month investigation spanning 11 countries on three continents. “Of the 66 detainees whom…
Read MoreA report by Georgia’s mental health commission lifted large portions from a Michigan study published in 2004, reports Alan Judd and Andy Miller of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The report presents as its own work entire sentences, paragraphs and longer passages from other sources, with no more than superficial editing. It duplicates, with only two minor…
Read MoreMatt Canham, of The Salt Lake Tribune, evaluated all the nursing home facilities in the state of Utah. The investigation showed that “ownership is probably the best predictor of quality care. But the public has no easy way to identify who owns the homes, particularly when names are changed to hide a troubled past.” Included…
Read MoreAn investigation by AmyJo Brown, of the Pine Bluff Commercial (Pine Bluff, Ark.), revealed that over $500,000 in federal money earmarked for low-income housing was misspent by Progressive Southeast Arkansas Housing Development Corporation, a local nonprofit leading the city’s low-income housing development project. “The records show that of the 47 new, low-income houses and four…
Read MoreA three-part series by The Washington Post dissects the current credit crisis. The series looks at how forces aligned to create “the biggest American housing boom since the 1950s,” the stress on the market when new homes went unsold and foreclosures mounted, and finally how the overall impact of the housing market implosion.
Read MoreAdd the official IRE and NICAR Facebook page to your profile. We have 324 fans at last count. The page is not intended to replace the functions of our Web site or other member communications, but it’s one more way to personalize your profile, locate colleagues on Facebook and show your support for IRE.
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Read MoreThree years ago (in November 2005, to be exact, according to the Wayback Machine), Investigative Reporters and Editors updated the look and feel of its Web site from something resembling early Craig’s list to something looking more like, well, this. At the time, the site administrators, who no doubt had their hearts in the right…
Read MoreYou’re looking at the first phase of our ongoing Web site redesign: a fresh look and improved navigation. We’ve also incorporated new blogs for www.ire.org and www.nicar.org to create an outlet for news updates, tips and tools, notes on investigative journalism and more. As you explore the new site, please keep in mind that we’re…
Read MoreAir 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 2007 totaled about $5.6 billion, according to an Air Cargo World analysis of data.…
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