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ING's "cafes" may be trying to avoid regulation

The Bay Citizen reports that the Internet banking giant, ING Direct USA, may be trying to bypass regulation by opening "cafes" instead of branches. By not offering deposits at the […]
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Companies cheating vets out of business

'The Dayton Daily News reports that the U.S. Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office has estimated $500 million worth of VA contracts through the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program go to […]
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IL governor wants to retain jobs; gives tax credits to big companies

"A Chicago Tribune analysis shows IL Governor Pat Quinn has pledged about half a billion dollars in tax credits over the next decade to create 5,709 jobs and retain 22,610 […]
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Subsidiary of Koch Industries has direct interest in Keystone XL

“In recent months Koch Industries Inc., the business conglomerate run by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, has repeatedly told a U.S. Congressional committee and the news media that the […]
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Developer rarely backs up grandiose financial promises

An investigation by FLORIDA TODAY reporters Mackenzie Ryan and Michelle Spitzer takes a look at Tom Garo, a developer who frequently pledges high dollar donations to various organizations but who […]
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The NJ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority forced by former admin. to make bad loan.

The Press of Atlantic City reports that the former governor of New Jersey pressured the CRDA to make a $4 million loan to another state agency. Corzine's administration pressed the […]
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Developer plagued with business, legal problems

"A Nashville Business Journal investigation has uncovered a trail of unpaid bills, bounced checks, evictions, troubled business associates and unfulfilled plans left by Dennis W. Peterson." Peterson, the developer of […]
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Head of Emerging Technology Fund profited off of private deals

The Dallas Morning News investigated Alan Kirchhoff, the former director of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's prized economic development program, the Emerging Technology Fund. The story traced the rapid rise of […]
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Canadian stock promoter secretly facilitated Chinese reverse mergers

An investigative report by Chris Cary and Justin McLachlan, of Sharesleuth.com, revealed how a Canadian stock promoter and his associates worked as the hidden force behind the creation of nearly […]
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Behind the foreclosure crisis in three U.S. cities

To answer nagging questions about the foreclosure crisis, Jennifer LaFleur of ProPublica and Sanjay Bhatt of The Seattle Times built a database based on a random sample of some 1,200 […]
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