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Federal stimulus contracts favor large firms

A story by Michael Jamison of the Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.) shows that the contracting scheme the federal government is employing to award stimulus contracts favors large corporations over small- and […]
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FDA inspection failed to catch tainted syringes

An investigation co-published by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica reveals that the Food and Drug Administration failed to prevent the distribution of tainted syringes linked to several deaths and serious […]
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County cancels contracts with troubled nonprofit

A running investigation by The Fresno (Calif.) Bee found that Fresno County had millions of dollars worth of contracts with Genesis Family Center, a nonprofit social-service agency headed by two […]
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Top campaign contributors given plum positions by Obama

President Obama has nominated several top campaign contributors for ambassadorships, according to a report by Jonathan D. Salant and Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg.com.  "Even with his pledges to change government, […]
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Pentagon billed over $2.7 billion to unnamed contractors

"The Pentagon spent more than $2.7 billion on 'miscellaneous items' in 2008 for which the contractor was listed as 'not available' — a rare omission for Defense Department documentation — […]
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Stimulus funds go to contractors with history of problems

Contractors receiving stimulus funds for nuclear cleanup sites across the country include "many that have been cited for serious safety violations and costly mistakes," according to a report by Kimberly […]
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Land parcels owned by city poorly tracked

The city of Wichita owns more than 11,000 acres that include multimillion-dollar buildings such as City Hall, an overgrown wildlife preserve and small, oddly shaped plots worth as little as […]
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Landowners, not voters, control government of Florida town

A three-part series in the Naples (Fla.) Daily News looks at the town government of Ave Maria, a community that surrounds a Catholic-oriented university started by Domino's Pizza founder Tom […]
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Investigation reveals charities' inflated finances

The Arizona Republic has spent a year investigating a network of 22 charities with ties to a Phoenix televangelism ministry. Nearly all the charities are part of the Combined Federal […]
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Paper investigates Philly’s flawed tax board

Mark Fazlollah and Joseph Tanfani of the Philadelphia Inquirer examined the city’s flawed Board of Revision of Taxes. The board, among other things, allowed backdoor tax cuts that cost the […]
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