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Delayed police raid may have cost editor his life

A report by Thomas Peele and Bob Butler of The Chauncey Bailey Project states that a delayed raid of Your Black Muslim Bakery likely cost Bailey his life.  Sources have […]
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Dramatic improvements in test scores raise questions

Some Georgia schools made astonishing improvements when their failing students were re-tested, according to an analysis of testing data by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The highly unusual turnarounds raise questions about […]
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Disability readily approved by Railroad Retirement Board

A investigation by Walt Bogdanich and Nicholas Phillips of The New York Times found that the federal Railroad Retirement Board has not held a formal meeting in over two years.  […]
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Fixing D.C.'s Schools: The Charter Experiment

A series by The Washington Post takes a hard look at charter schools in Washington, D.C. Approximately one-third of city's children attend these independent, nonprofit schools. The investigation shows that […]
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Phones sold by McCain campaign contained confidential information

John McCain’s campaign headquarters sold blackberry phones chock full of internal information, according to a report by Tisha Thompson of Fox 5 (Washington, D.C.).  The campaign was trying to sell […]
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North Carolina's probation system riddled with problems

A series in The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the North Carolina probation system. The report reveals that, since 2000, 580 people have […]
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Tacoma area voters split their tickets

Ian Demsky of The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. found that nearly a third of the voters in Pierce County cast their ballots for Democratic president-elect Barack Obama and Republican […]
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Businesses see benefit of earmarks at troops' expense

A report by Christine Willmsen and David Heath of The Seattle Times shows that $7.6 million worth of earmarks pushed through by prominent members of Congress — including senators Hillary […]
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Millions paid for uncompleted renovation and building projects

The seventh installment of The Washington Post's "Forced Out" series explores how a longtime city council member and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development official was paid millions of dollars […]
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Industrial pollution impacting air quality at nearby schools

USA TODAY's Blake Morrison and Brad Heath have published a package of stories using government data to examine the air quality of American schools located near industrial plants. They found […]
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