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Stephen M. Walt, an international affairs professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, has a short, tough-minded list of 10 useful lessons to be drawn at the end of America’s war in Iraq, appearing on...
View ArticleRussian arms dealer gets 25-year prison sentence
A judge in New York sentenced arms dealer Victor Bout Thursday to 25 years in prison, permanently ending his run as perhaps the world’s most notorious weapons-dealing kingpin. Bout was convicted on...
View ArticleSuper donor Friess skips super PAC to help Santorum
Ahead of Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary in Wisconsin, wealthy investor Foster Friess is giving his preferred candidate, Rick Santorum, a boost. This time though, rather than contributing to a...
View ArticleFinance industry makes up nearly half of pro-Romney super PAC’s donations
Last summer, hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson made the maximum $2,500 contribution to Mitt Romney’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. With a net worth somewhere north of $2...
View ArticleIllegal ocean dumping persists despite DOJ crackdown
When a U.S. Coast Guard inspector boarded the M/T Chem Faros, a 21,145-gross-ton cargo ship that pulled into port in Morehead City, N.C., an oiler with the engine crew quietly handed him a note."GOOD...
View ArticleEPA proposes first limit on greenhouse gases
In a rule that could discourage reliance on coal for energy, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants.The proposal...
View ArticleDOD has a hand out on April 15
Want to know how much of your tax money is going to the military? Thanks to a new website from the federal government, now you can!The White House “Federal Taxpayer Receipt” calculator, released...
View ArticleIMPACT: After years of complaints, EPA steps in at Iowa plant
For years, people living in the Mississippi River town of Muscatine, Iowa, have complained about the ash and smoke blowing into their neighborhood from a corn processing plant. State regulators have...
View ArticleOn-call employment: Good for business, bad for workers
Like generations of college students, Caprice Taylor needed a job to help pay her school and living expenses. For the 24-year-old student of fashion merchandise management at the Fashion Institute of...
View ArticleState takeover of Michigan cities slowed by courts
It’s not clear who is in charge of Flint, Mich., these days.Earlier this month, a state circuit court judge unseated the city’s emergency manager, Michael Brown, and voided all decisions he’s made...
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Watchdog 4/2/12
Clear ImpactWe’re seeing more impact from our massive State Integrity Investigation every day. When you put compelling information into people’s hands in an easy-to-access format, big things...
View ArticleAbout 46,400 immigrants claiming U.S. children deported in six months
A new report is adding fuel to a growing debate over the impact of deportations of illegal immigrants who have roots in communities and U.S.-born children. Between January and June of 2011,...
View ArticleIMPACT: Environmental groups sue EPA over lack of coal ash regulation
Environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency in federal court Thursday over the EPA’s failure to regulate disposal of toxic coal ash.“Politics and pressure from corporate lobbyists are...
View ArticleFighting in Afghanistan without pay
Keeping track of personal finances and worrying about a paycheck is particularly vexing in the middle of a war zone, as Lt. Col. Kirk Zecchini of Indianapolis, Indiana, explained to members of...
View ArticleDepartment of Energy knew of Solyndra risks, former FBI agent finds
The Department of Energy was fully aware of the risks in backing Solyndra Inc., a start-up company that pocketed a half-billion dollar DOE loan but never turned a penny in profit before shutting its...
View ArticleMaine governor, legislators use 'F' grade as opportunity to push reform
In the aftermath of receiving an F grade on the State Integrity Investigation for corruption risk, Maine’s governor and state leaders plan to take legislative action. Maine ranks 46th among the 50...
View ArticleRick Santorum hopes to sweeten campaign pot with Jelly Belly visit
At first glance, Rick Santorum’s decision to give a speech at the Jelly Belly Company's factory in Fairfield, Calif., seems a little odd.But Jelly Belly isn’t just any candy maker. The company — best...
View ArticleBillions of dollars for fancy software and where has it gotten them?
A costly and lengthy effort by the Pentagon to bring its financial ledgers up to modern standards continues to encounter serious problems, according to a new General Accountability Office report that...
View ArticleFedEx fails to deliver for drivers
Gary Terrio used to work for himself driving lost luggage from the airport in Manchester, N.H., out to the owners’ homes. “Working with my own business I could deliver whatever I wanted,” he says. “If...
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Some stories are so grim that they depress the spirit, make one angry, and stick in the mind for days afterward. Such is the powerful and important tale of Shin In Geun, one of the few successful...
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