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Drug money seizures influence law enforcement

A four-part series by NPR's John Burnett explored the impact of drug asset seizures on law enforcement culture in the U.S. "While drug-related asset forfeitures have expanded police budgets, critics […]
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Conventions accept millions in corporate donations

"John McCain, who wrote the law banning corporate donations to the political parties, and Barack Obama, who refuses lobbyist money, will be nominated for president at conventions largely funded by […]
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Police video leads to questions in investigation of journalist's murder

A secret police video obtained by The Chauncey Bailey Project raises questions about the involvement of Yusuf Bey IV in the murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey. In the video, Bey […]
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War veterans used in controversial drug testing

A Washington Times/ABC News investigation has found that distressed soldiers returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan are being targeted by the government for drug testing. The drugs being tested […]
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Commission plagiarized study for own report

A report by Georgia's mental health commission lifted large portions from a Michigan study published in 2004, reports Alan Judd and Andy Miller of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The report presents […]
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Many U.S. detainees wrongly imprisoned

A report by Tom Lasseter of McClatchy Newspapers reveals that the U.S has wrongly imprisoned dozens of men "in Afghanistan, Cuba and elsewhere on the basis of flimsy or fabricated […]
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Paper's investigation leads to DNA tests for inmates

The Columbus Dispatch, in its ongoing coverage of inmate DNA testing, reported that half of the 30 cases highlighted by the newspaper in January as prime candidates for testing have […]
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Anatomy of a Meldown: The Credit Crisis

A three-part series by The Washington Post dissects the current credit crisis. The series looks at how forces aligned to create "the biggest American housing boom since the 1950s," the […]
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Over $500,000 in low-income housing funds misspent by nonprofit

An investigation by AmyJo Brown, of the Pine Bluff Commercial (Pine Bluff, Ark.), revealed that over $500,000 in federal money earmarked for low-income housing was misspent by Progressive Southeast Arkansas […]
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Compromised care: Utah's nursing home facilities

Matt Canham, of The Salt Lake Tribune, evaluated all the nursing home facilities in the state of Utah. The investigation showed that "ownership is probably the best predictor of quality […]
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