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A look at income inequality in the US

"Reuters, in a multi-part series, explore how the government is either exacerbating inequality or doing less than it could to alleviate it." "As the nation’s leaders debate whose taxes to […]
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Wal-Mart de Mexico caught up in bribery case

"Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination, starting back in April 2012, by The New York […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Student debt, river debates, lead contamination and opiate addictions

Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Wrong-Way River“Biologists predict the number of unwanted organisms moving on the Chicago canal will only grow until the waterway is somehow plugged. And it is much more […]
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MN state reps under scrutiny for ties to insurance firm

An investigation by MPR News has found that a "Republican state representative who steered legislation through the House to drop thousands of people from the state-run MinnesotaCare program is an […]
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Audio surveillance quietly being installed in public buses

"Government officials are quietly installing sophisticated audio surveillance systems on public buses across the country to eavesdrop on passengers, according to documents obtained by The Daily." "Plans to implement the […]
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Peace Corps bureaucracy leaves some volunteers stranded with thousands of dollars in medical debt

In a report by FairWarning it has been found that despite their service to the Peace Corps organization, some volunteers are left stranded with thousands of dollars in medical bills […]
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MA state departments spending hundreds of thousands on bottled water

The MetroWest Daily News reports that "according to Open Checkbook, a Massachusetts state website touted by officials as a means to improve governmental transparency, state departments, little by little, have […]
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Lawmakers in North Carolina collecting money despite absences

A WXII12 investigation found that lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly can collect money, including subsistence money for meals and lodging while in session, whether they show up for […]
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Beef's Raw Edges

"The Kansas City Star, in a yearlong investigation, found that the beef industry is increasingly relying on a mechanical process to tenderize meat, exposing Americans to higher risk of E. […]
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Dying For Relief: Reckless prescribing, patients endangered

According to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times, "By the time the medical board stopped Estiandan from prescribing, more than four years after it began investigating, eight of his […]
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