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Athletic departments thrive on subsidies while universities struggle

"More than $800 million in student fees and university subsidies are propping up athletic programs at the nation's top sports colleges, including hundreds of millions in the richest conferences," according […]
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Executive at housing nonprofit pulled in $685,000 in 2009

A watchdog report by Ellen Gabler of The Chicago Tribune revealed that Christine M.J. Oliver, the president of the nonprofit Chicago Dwellings Association, was paid about $685,00 in 2008.  Experts […]
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Mistreatment of inmates at Chino prison investigated

KPCC.org, the Web site for Southern California Public Radio, investigated allegations of inmate mistreatment at the California Institution for Men in Chino following a bloody 11-hour riot Aug. 8, 2009. […]
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Lobbyist investigated for 'straw donor' scam

Chuck Neubauer of The Washington Times reports that "superlobbyist" Paul Magliocchetti "is now the focus of a federal investigation into whether he made illegal campaign contributions by reimbursing people, or […]
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Stimulus funds go to troubled corporations

Will Evans of California Watch found large corporations in California are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus dollars despite a history of environmental violations and a host […]
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Legislation proposed to help protect young runaways

Ian Urbina of The New York Times reports that "state and federal lawmakers from around the country are pressing a variety of new laws that would make sweeping changes in […]
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Safety inspectors nearly hit by train during Metro inspection

In The Washington Post's continuing investigative series on lapses in subway safety, the paper reported that independent safety inspectors — banned from Metro tracks until a Post exposé in November […]
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When Drugs Stop Working series

A five day series by Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason of The Associated Press explores the global issue of drug resistance, looking at where and how it has emerged and […]
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Bank collapse exposed oversight and inspection problems

A two-part report by The Denver Post examines how the federal and state bank regulatory system collapsed in the last decade, failing to catch fraud at New Frontier Bank, one […]
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Overtime inflates deputies' pay and pensions

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) used payroll records to show that two trainers at a police academy run by the sheriff have far more than doubled their pay through staggering amounts […]
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