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DNA exonerations highlight flaws in eyewitness identifications

The Dallas Morning News spent months looking at Dallas County's 19 DNA exonerations as well as current felony cases in an investigation that highlights flaws in the witness identification process.  […]
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Obama campaign slow to return money to fictitious donors

Michael Luo and Griff Palmer of The New York Times report that nearly 3,000 donations to Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign have been in the name of fake donors. […]
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Air bag fraud can lead to serious injuries, death

Liane Hansen and Jenni Bergal of NPR caution used car buyers to check their cars for signs of air bag fraud. In their investigation, they found that some car dealers […]
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The Favor Factory 2008

An investigation by The Seattle Times shows that Congressional earmarks remain a problem despite efforts in ethics reform.  A Times analysis of the 2008 defense bill found $3.5 in hidden […]
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Chicago Housing Authority falling behind goals

Jason Grotto, Laurie Cohen and Sara Olkon of the Chicago Tribune found that the Chicago Housing Authority, despite vows to reform its failing policies, has spent hundreds of millions of […]
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Water agency failed to disclose uranium contamination

Brian Joseph of the Orange County Register reports that the nation's largest water district has known for eight years about uranium contamination at the site of a proposed groundwater storage […]
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Six states under fire for blocking voters

Ian Urbina of The New York Times reports that elections officials removed or blocked tens of thousands of eligible voters from voter registration rolls in at least six swing states […]
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NORAD relocation could compromise security

A report by Michael de Yoanna and Bill Gertz of The Washington Times reveals that the relocation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from Cheyenne Mountain to office […]
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Convicted criminals allowed to renew California nursing licenses

ProPublica's Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, in conjunction with The Los Angeles Times, have found over 115 cases in which the state of California did not seek to restrict or […]
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CDC report riddled with errors, put public at risk

Joaquin Sapien of ProPublica reports that the CDC's original report on the safety of FEMA trailers dispensed to Hurricane Katrina victims was fundamentally flawed. While an agency standard states that […]
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