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Nearly One in Five Members of Congress Gets Paid Twice

About 90 members from both chambers collected a government pension atop their taxpayer-financed $174,000 salary in 2012, National Journal found in an examination of recent financial records. The practice is […]
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To Cope with Sequester, Justice Department Staffs Unpaid Attorneys

A ProPublica report finds there are 96 unpaid special assistant U.S. attorneys working for the Justice Department, according to a spokesperson, who said paid assistant U.S attorneys have starting salaries […]
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Extra Extra Roundup: Drug cartels, unjustified shootings, unseen farm worker harassment

Unjustified | Newsday“Report reveals how cop shot unarmed man - and kept his job.” Secret files reveal how pay-to-play works in N.J. | The Star-Ledger“A special report by The Star-Ledger exposes […]
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Secret files reveal how pay-to-play works in N.J.

A special report by The Star-Ledger exposes how one politically connected engineering firm parlayed campaign donations into millions of dollars in public contracts, all the while keeping the scheme hidden […]
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Female workers face rape, harassment in U.S. agriculture industry

According to a Center for Investigative Reporting article, hundreds of female agricultural workers have complained to the federal government about being raped, assaulted and verbally and physically harassed on the […]
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ICIJ Releases Offshore Leaks Database Revealing Names Behind Secret Companies, Trusts

Readers can search information about the ownership of more than 100,000 offshore entities in tax havens and discover the networks around them in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' Offshore […]
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Minneapolis cops rarely disciplined in big-payout cases

The Star Tribune reports that Minneapolis police haven't disciplined many of their officers accused of misconduct. "Despite nearly $14 million in payouts for alleged police misconduct over the past seven […]
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Chemical Safety Board investigations languish

The Center for Public Integrity reports that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board operates with a sluggish investigative pace and short attention span. A former board member told CPI that the […]
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Extra Extra Monday: OSHA ignores slow and silent killers, corporate influence reaches court, back-door school handouts

As OSHA Emphasizes Safety, Long-Term Health Risks Fester  | The New York TimesThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency that many Americans love to hate and industry calls overzealous, […]
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As OSHA Emphasizes Safety, Long-Term Health Risks Fester

"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency that many Americans love to hate and industry calls overzealous, has largely ignored the slow, silent killers that claim the most lives," […]
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