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FEMA trailers reappearing in Gulf to house oil spill workers

FEMA trailers are appearing in the Gulf region to serve as temporary housing for workers involved in cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to an investigation by Ian […]
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Cradle of Secrets series

An six-part investigation by The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer "examined autopsies for more than 550 baby deaths from 2004-2008 that were classified as SIDS, a category that means natural and unpreventable." […]
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Board members profit from part-time work

An accountant, a lawyer and two retired executives each collected more than $475,000 last year - and one topped $600,000 - doing part-time work for multiple Wisconsin companies, according to […]
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Institutionalized individuals are "cash cows" for the state of New York

Nine institutions for New York's developmentally disabled get nearly $5,000 per person per day in Medicaid reimbursements. This is ten times what they received in 1991 when the state vowed […]
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Convictions result from investigation into workforce grant scheme

The Charleston Gazette’s investigation of federal grant misuse at West Virginia’s state employment agency culminated with four criminal convictions in federal court and a prison sentence for one of the […]
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Analysis shows no pattern of racial profiling in Gates' arrest

The latest investigation from the New England Center for Investigation Reporting challenges the notion that race was a factor in the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard University scholar Henry Louis […]
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Regulators failed to address problems with blowout preventers

A New York Times investigation shows that regulators knew there were problems with the blind shear ram, a "fail-safe" device intended to prevent disasters like the Deepwater Horizon blowout, yet […]
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Site tracks candidates statements, claims in race for California governor

California Watch launched Politics Verbatim, a site that "collects and categorizes the promises, proposals, arguments and attacks" made by Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman in their race for […]
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District's travel practices prove costly

A Texas Watchdog review of three years of the Houston Independent School District's travel records shows a penchant for pricey, last-minute tickets, and a toothless travel policy that allows teachers […]
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Regulatory issues on the rise with TARP banks

According to an investigation by Ryan Holeywell of BailoutSleuth.com, "At least one of every nine banks that got taxpayer investment through the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program was later cited […]
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