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Paid fundraisers come at great cost to nonprofits

An investigation by Tim Darragh of The Morning Call (Allentown, Penn.) shows that the majority of money raised by paid fundraisers hired by Pennsylvaina nonprofits went to the fundraisers, not […]
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Stimulus job reports riddled with errors, inflated numbers

“A stimulus job report that says more than 10,000 jobs were saved or created in Wisconsin is rife with errors, double counting and inflated numbers based more on satisfying federal […]
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Felon awarded $1 million to supply AIDS/HIV services

In the third part of "Wasting Away," an investigation of D.C.'s AIDS program,The Washington Post found the city awarded a $1 million AIDS contract to a woman who had just […]
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Education, Inc. series

A three-day series by The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) examined the local charter schools run by national, for-profit Imagine Schools Inc., the largest charter school management company in the […]
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Gambling with state pension plan may cost state jobs, services

Mackenzie Ryan of the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) recently investigated a new and controversial financial strategy in Oregon that attempts to lower a public agency's pension system. The arbitrage strategy […]
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Jobs linked to aircraft production complicate attempted budget cuts

The Boeing C-17 is a $250 million aircraft used by the military to transport troops and supplies. Despite the Pentagon asserting it has plenty of C-17s in its fleet, Congress […]
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Clean energy stimulus funds ending up overseas

The latest report from the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University shows that the majority of clean-energy grants paid out from stimulus funds have gone to overseas companies. "Of […]
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Cost of U.S. Army aviation accidents on the rise

A report by Michael Fabey shows that aviation accidents have been much costlier in 2009 according to an Aerospace Daily analysis of Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center data.  "The average cost […]
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Democratic donors rewarded with White House access

"During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and […]
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The Rise and Fall of Denny Hecker series

A special report by the Pioneer-Press (St. Paul, Minn.) explores the dealings of failed businessman Denny Hecker. Hecker's business empire collapsed over the last year, and he filed for bankruptcy. […]
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