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Some hospitals fail to contain MRSA outbreaks

The Seattle Times published the first part of a series revealing failures by Washington hospitals to control the spread of drug-resistant staph infections known as MRSA. Washington state hospitals are […]
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BPA leached from microwave-safe products when heated

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger, as part of their ongoing series Chemical Fallout, found that products labeled as “microwave safe” release toxic doses of the chemical bisphenol A […]
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Cost of Army aviation accidents top $16 billion

An analysis of data from the Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center revealed that aviation accidents and incidents have cost the U.S. Army approximately $16.2 billion over the past 12 years, according […]
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Natural gas drilling may be harming U.S. drinking water supply

Abrahm Lustgarten of ProPublica reports that natural gas drilling in the United States may be endangering water supplies. A sample of water from a well in Sublette County, Wyo. found […]
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Bundlers land top spots in Obama's transition

"Though they worked behind the scenes in Barack Obama's campaign for president, bundlers who raised millions of dollars for his White House bid are starting to land significant posts on […]
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Abuse of power a problem with some air marshals

An investigation by ProPublica has found that over a dozen air marshals have been charged with crimes since 9/11, and hundreds more have been cited for misconduct.  The scope of […]
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Lobbyists banned from Obama's transition

While banning lobbyists from a role in the transition, President-Elect Barack Obama is keeping many of his large fundraisers on his advisory board, according to a report by Bloomberg's Jonathan […]
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Disabled patient was repeatedly victim of abuse

An investigation by Ruth Teichroeb of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer explored the case of a profoundly developmentally disabled woman who was raped and impregnated in her own home. A nursing assistant […]
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Dumping in Louisiana's Red River

An environmental investigation by The Times (Shreveport, La.) culled through data from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and identified "at least 83 permitted dischargers […]
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Lawyers, doctors profiting from farm subsidies in Oklahoma

An investigation by Gavin Off of the Tulsa World revealed serious issues in the allocation of farm subsidy dollars. By cross-referencing the USDA's farm subsidy data with the Federal Elections […]
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