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The Pentagon has shipped more than a million small arms to Iraq and...
The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars since 2001 funneling roughly more than a million assault rifles, pistols, shotguns, and machine guns into Iraq and Afghanistan, helping to fuel lasting...
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Medicare Advantage audits reveal pervasive overcharges
More than three dozen just-released audits reveal how some private Medicare plans overcharged the government for the majority of elderly patients they treated, often by overstating the severity of...
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Paying the piper, voter rights, bias and 'Ratf**ked'
Who pays for it all?Our political funding work is at the center of the history of the Center for Public Integrity and no more so than in this election year — though the rise of a candidate...
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Federal Election Commission questions existence of 'God'
Anyone criticizing the Federal Election Commission as toothless must now reckon with this: Today, the agency took on God and Satan — plus nearly 250 other officially registered presidential candidates...
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Hedge fund sues Mossack Fonseca for alleged obstruction of justice in Nevada
Confidential emails revealed in the Panama Papers have opened a new front in a bitter court battle in Nevada involving a hedge fund led by an American billionaire, new court filings show.NML Capital, a...
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Super PAC that seemingly scammed James Bond actor fined
The Federal Election Commission today announced a $7,150 fine against a shady super PAC that seemingly scammed nearly $50,000 from “James Bond” actor Daniel Craig as well as additional funds from...
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Trump accepted illegal contribution from ‘proud Muslim’ in Canada
Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about voicing hostility toward foreigners.The Republican presidential nominee has proposed banning Muslim immigrants to the United States. He’s asserted that “a lot” of...
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Congressman offers unusual defense in ethics probe
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a Texas Republican under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, asserts that he did nothing wrong when he offered an amendment that would benefit car dealers — despite...
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Shadow candidates: Who’s more transparent, Clinton or Trump?
Election 2016 sometimes feels less like a national debate on which presidential hopeful possesses superior experience, better ideas and greater leadership bona fides — and more like a...
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Expats puzzled after Donald Trump gives back their cash
A pair of passionate Donald Trump supporters living abroad were surprised to learn this week that the Republican presidential candidate no longer wanted their money.Henryk Zaleski, a 64-year-old...
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Drugmakers fought domino effect of Washington opioid limits
When Washington state made one of the first major moves to place limits on opioid painkiller prescriptions, pharmaceutical companies fought back — using the Pain Care Forum, a national network of drug...
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Pharma lobbying held deep influence over opioid policies
The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity teamed up to investigate the influence of pharmaceutical companies on state and federal policies regarding opioids, the powerful painkillers...
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Politics of pain: Drugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis
Editor's note: This is the first installment of a two-day series. The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign...
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Pro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic
Editor's note: This is the second installment of a two-day series. The first day covers the state political efforts surrounding opioids.For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called...
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Proposed export of enriched uranium runs counter to U.S. commitment, critics say
The Obama administration won praise for promising in 2012 to curtail the use of bomb-grade uranium in the production of medical diagnostic tools. But now the U.S. Energy Department is getting brickbats...
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Republican host committee rakes in nearly $66 million for party convention
The Republican convention host committee took in roughly $65.8 million to pay for Donald Trump’s nominating party in Cleveland this summer, despite reports that donors were reluctant to contribute.The...
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27 numbers to know about the White House race
Hillary Clinton painted August green, according to newly released campaign finance disclosures.The Democratic presidential candidate raised more money than Republican Donald Trump.Clinton’s campaign...
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Breaking: ICIJ and media partners reveal details of latest offshore leak
New revelations published today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and news organizations from Europe, South America, Asia and Africa...
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Pro-Trump super PAC mistakenly publishes private donor information
A controversial pro-Donald Trumpsuper PAC mistakenly released the personal email addresses and cell phone numbers of hundreds of Trump-loving donors — and some of them are livid.The email and phone...
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Coalition calls for end of police presence in schools
A coalition of family and civil-rights groups launched a national campaign Wednesday to “end the regular presence” of police, armed security and truancy officers posted inside schools.The Dignity in...
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