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Subcontractor unpaid after Army contract job

Reporter Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported than MLDC Inc., an Idaho company, landed a multiyear, six-figure contract for work at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last summer, but […]
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Private security firm bought weapons on Iraqi black market

An investigation by T. Christian Miller and Aram Roston for ProPublica shows that Triple Canopy, the top private security contractor in Iraq, "swapped booze for weapons and supplies from the […]
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Water tainted with mercury ignored by government

Abandoned mercury mines in California are contaminating many of the state's waterways,  reports Jason Dearen.  An investigation by the Associated Press found that "the federal government has tried to clean […]
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"The Informant!" opens tonight

The movie "The Informant!," which opens at theaters tonight, is based upon the IRE-honored book by Kurt Eichenwald. The book was a finalist in the book category in the 2000 […]
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Behind Glock's profits

Paul Barrett, Brian Grow and Jack Ewing of BusinessWeek investigated several rumors and allegations surrounding Glock, one of the leading arms manufacturers in the U.S. The accusations include a complicated […]
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Accuracy of Florida school safety reports called into question

WFOR-TV (Doral, Fla.) conducted a six-month investigation into school violence in Florida and discovered "wide discrepancies" between the numbers of violent incidents reported on the state's Department of Education website […]
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Former governor scored deal on coastal property

Reporters Jay Price, J. Andrew Curliss and Joseph Neff of The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) broke the story of how former Gov. Mike Easley and his wife Mary accepted […]
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Clean Water Act violations leave many suffering

Charles Duhigg of The New York Times reports on states' negligence in enforcing clean water laws. In West Virginia, tests found tap water containing "arsenic, barium, lead, manganese and other […]
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Massachusetts slow to discipline problem lenders

An investigation by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University (NECIR-BU) shows that regulators in Massachusetts have been slow to discipline problem mortgage brokers and lenders compared […]
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Director's pay increased as layoffs and losses mounted

Even as the biggest non-profit affordable housing agency in Tacoma, Wash. spiraled deeper into debt, forcing more than a dozen layoffs and property foreclosures, its executive director continued to be […]
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