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DOE needs better risk management

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Department of Energy

Ronnie Greene http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/ronnie-greene Matthew Mosk http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/matthew-mosk

LA school abuse investigation runs into immigration fears

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It’s made national headlines, and now the sordid story of alleged lewd and bizarre conduct by a Los Angeles teacher includes another sensitive dimension: immigration status.

Data: Huge jump in Florida's homeless school-age kids

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New data analysis by investigative reporters in Florida shows a huge jump in children’s poverty in a state hard hit by foreclosures and unemployment.  According to our colleagues at the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, “homelessness among school-age children soared from 30,878 in the 2006-07 school year to 56,680 in 2010-11.

Asbestos deaths bring 16-year sentence

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Victims’ relatives stand in court in Turin, Italy, in 2009, at the opening of the trial of two businessmen accused of manslaughter in the asbestos-related deaths of some 3,000 workers and townspeople. The writing on the Italian flag says: "Eternit: Justice!"

Jim Morris http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/jim-morris

Pentagon misreports or ignores long-term weapons costs

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The X-35B — the Marine Corps version of the new Joint Strike Fighter F-35.

R. Jeffrey Smith http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/r-jeffrey-smith

ANALYSIS: This just in, insurers required to speak plain English

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.

Wendell Potter http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/wendell-potter

Four Cabinet members willing to help Democratic super PACs

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From left, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar

Michael Beckel http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/michael-beckel

FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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Demonstrators chant for jobs outside on Capitol Hill in Washington.

FactCheck.Org http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/factcheckorg

State Integrity Investigation releases preliminary data on government transparency

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Do you ever get the feeling that you don't know the first thing about your state's government? More than likely, its by no fault of your own; U.S. state governments are notoriously closed-off, and even more difficult to compare to one another.So for the first time, extensive data looking at transparency in U.S. state governments has been made public.

Teen killers get inconsistent sentences

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Valerie N. Hall

Maggie Mulvihill http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/maggie-mulvihill Sarah Favot http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/sarah-favot-0 Kirsten Berg http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/kirsten-berg

Los Angeles to vote Feb. 22 on ending $250 truancy fines

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In a policy debate watched nationally, the city of Los Angeles came closer Monday to getting rid of most — but not all — controversial monetary fines for students who are tardy or truant from school.For several years, students in Los Angeles have complained about hefty $250-plus fines for being tardy, and about police officers who staked out schools to catch students sometimes only minutes late.

Michigan's budget crisis puts democracy on the chopping block

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder prepares to deliver his State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate in Lansing.

Paul Abowd http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/paul-abowd

FCC sends wireless broadband firm LightSquared back to square one

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Corbin Hiar http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/corbin-hiar Fred Schulte http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/fred-schulte

Weekly Watchdog 2/16/12

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State CorruptionCrooked politics is a state government specialty. Just look at Illinois. But what about the other 49 states? We’re undertaking an unprecedented look at transparency and accountability in the upcoming State Integrity Investigation.Unlike previous rankings, the investigation does not rely on the number of scandals or a tally of recent officials sent to prison for graft.

FACT CHECK: Obama’s trillion-dollar exaggeration

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President Obama has repeatedly and falsely claimed that “right now, we’re scheduled to spend nearly $1 trillion more” in tax cuts for the “wealthiest 2 percent of Americans.” That’s simply not true. The Bush tax cuts — which Obama and Congress extended for two years — expire at the end of this year, so any plans to “spend” beyond Dec.

Indian tribes tied to payday lender escape state probe

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Scott Tucker (second driver from left) at the awards ceremony at the American Le Mans Series in Long Beach, Calif., on April 16, 2011.

David Heath http://www.iwatchnews.org/authors/david-heath

PAC profile: Majority PAC

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Supports: Democratic Senate members and candidates Principals: Susan McCue, Monica Dixon, Harold Ickes, Jim Jordan More...

FACT CHECK: Gunning down the truth in Michigan

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With Rick Santorum polling well in Mitt Romney’s birth state, a high-stakes TV shootout has broken out in Michigan. But some shots are off the mark.An amusing Santorum ad features a Romney look-alike machine-gunning mud at a cardboard cutout of Santorum. But the ad slings a little mud of its own, claiming Romney is hiding his “support for cap-and trade.” In fact, for years Romney has been a consistent opponent of any national cap-and-trade plan.

Florida alleged teen hate crime: Try them as adults?

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Try accused kids as adults?That’s what some are calling for in response to news that three black Florida teens have been charged with beating up an autistic white classmate at a bus stop.While two of the accused assailants in Brevard County allegedly slapped, kicked and called the 13-year-old autistic boy a “cracker,” another filmed the attack and cheered,  according to police, the autistic boy’s mother and others quoted in a report by Orlando’s WESH.com.  Photos and names of the accus

PAC Profile: American Bridge 21st Century

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Supports: Democratic Party Principals: David Brock, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Rodell Mollineau More...
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