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Consumers call tactics of debt collectors abusive

An investigation by Mc Nelly Torres, of ConsumerAffairs.com, found consumers complaining of illegal, abusive conduct as collectors defy federal and state enforcers. “There’s no doubt that the debt collection industry […]
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Nursing homes collected million yet cut staff, wages

An investigation by Christina Jewett and Agustin Armendariz of California Watch shows that 232 nursing homes in California "either cut staff, paid lower wages or let caregiver levels slip below […]
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Dozens tricked into registering to vote Republican

Brian Joseph of The Orange County Register reports on how petitioners "tricked dozens of young Orange County voters into registering to vote as Republicans." Written complaints have been filed with […]
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Little done to deter violations of Clean Air Act

Through analysis of Clean Air Act data kept by the Environmental Protection agency, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) found government regulators have a list of more than 200 facilities […]
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Personality disorder used to discharge soldiers, strip them of benefits

A report by Joshua Kors in The Nation explores the Army's fraudulent use of personality disorder diagnoses to discharge soldiers, thus stripping them of their disability benefits and long term […]
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Pension obligations strain budgets throughout California

A collaboration by the five McClatchy newspapers in California examines how pension obligations are hurting local governments at a time of diminished resources throughout the state. "The initial logic of […]
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Hedge fund fueled housing bubble, financial crisis

An investigation by Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica reveals how "the hedge fund Magnetar helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then […]
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Politically-connected subcontractor profits at the District's expense

Hunter L. Gorinson, of The Hill Rag (Washington, D.C.), exposed how Sinclair Skinner, a politically connected subcontractor, bilked the city out hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for contract […]
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Elder abuse investigations mishandled at state veterans homes

James Drew of The Dallas Morning News found that a criminal investigation into alleged abuse by two workers at a state veterans home in West Texas languished for more than […]
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Developers abuse loopholes in Brownfield Cleanup Program

Rick Moriarty of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) reports on abuses of loopholes in the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program, a law meant to encourage development on contaminated property through tax credits […]
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