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Web site lists day-care violations, not punishments

Robin Farmer of the Richmond Times-Dispatch used the Freedom of Information Act to investigate licensed day-care centers in Virginia. Parents can look-up online if their child's center has violations, but […]
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Foundation administrators highly compensated

Erin Jordan of the Des Moines Register obtained salary records of foundation employees at Iowa's three public universities. They found on average the employees made less than the national average, […]
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U.S. implements secret policy to win over Islam

David E. Kaplan of U.S. News & World Reports details how the White House is implementing a secret policy to intervene not just in the Muslim world, but within Islam […]
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Orlando convention center fails to meet high standards

Dan Tracy of the Orlando Sentinel spent more than six months investigating the Orange County Convention Center and the industry surrounding Central Florida's largest single public-works project. "The center's $748 […]
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Physicians stay on, despite past drug and alcohol problems

Cheryl W. Thompson of The Washington Post studied medical board records from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, finding that "scores of physicians in the area and across the […]
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Armor shortage due to Pentagon missteps

Joseph Tanfani, Tom Infield, Carrie Budoff and Edward Colimore of The Philadelphia Inquirer studied the availability of armor for military vehicles in Iraq, finding a shortage "had more to do […]
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Housing authority spending practices questioned

Brian Meyer of The Buffalo News used city records to show that "the agency that runs public housing in Buffalo set aside nearly $124,000 last July for trips, credit card […]
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Police use of steriods a growing problem

CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin reports on police officers who use steriods. Griffin reports this is a growing problem across the country as police feel they need to bulk up […]
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House members hire family, pay with campaign funds

Larry Margasak and Sharon Theimer of the Associated Press reviewed federal campaign filings to find that "dozens of lawmakers have hired their spouses and children to work for their campaigns […]
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School accountability reports flawed

David Olinger and Jeffrey A. Roberts of The Denver Post examined reports of violent incidents in Colorado schools, finding that "disclosures of school violence vary wildly from one district to […]
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