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Loans brokered by nonprofits contributed to housing crisis

A review of government and court records by the Huffington Post Investigation Fund shows that two nonprofit groups worked closely with some of the nation's biggest home builders to broker […]
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Bureaucratic failings put childrens' lives at risk

In their continuing series on child welfare in Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Gina Barton and Crocker Stephenson focused on the case of Will Robert Johnson who died at five […]
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Suite deal on stadium boxes for city officials

Cincinnati's mayor and Hamilton County commissioners are among those who have taken advantage of an obscure provision in stadium lease agreements with the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals allowing them free […]
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Nonprofit CEO waived some pay after compensation criticized

A recent investigation by The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer into Franklin Graham’s soaring compensation prompted the evangelist to give up much of his pay at the two Christian charities he leads. […]
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Earmark spending falls slightly but exceeds desired limits

While slightly down, earmark spending is still well above the levels deemed acceptable by Obama, according to an analysis by USA Today. "The Senate included $12.6 billion for earmarks in […]
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Painkillers unregulated in college football programs

Pain is part of football. According to a series by The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.), so are painkiller injections on game days at college programs all over the country. […]
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Social service agency failed to protect children

After facing roadblocks from the state-run Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare, reporters Gina Barton and Crocker Stephenson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel gathered thousands of pages of public records to […]
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Woman's plight shines light on problems with beef inspection

A story by The New York Times shows the risks involved with consuming ground beef.  In 2007, a hamburger eaten by Stephanie Smith was tainted with E. coli and ravaged […]
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Congressmen opposed stimulus, yet pleaded for funds

Thomas Burr and Matt Canham of The Salt Lake Tribune report that while Sen. Bob Bennett vocally opposed the stimulus bill, he simultaneously asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu "to pay […]
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Convenience store owners targeted by U.S. attorney's office

Jerry Mitchell of The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.) reports that documents obtained by the paper show "the U.S. attorney's office in Oxford targeted convenience store operators in north Mississippi, many of […]
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