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California cities seek $1 billion settlement for lead paint-related health...
In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised to 535,000 its estimate of the number of American children with potentially dangerous levels of lead in their blood.But for U.S....
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Six federal agencies are investigating online payday lenders
At least six federal agencies including the Justice and Treasury departments are coordinating a broad probe of online payday lenders that charge enormous interest and fees to low-income borrowers who...
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Praise for our state corruption risk index
It has been gratifying to read newspaper editorials in the last week giving credit to The Center for Public Integrity’s comprehensive state corruption risk index, known as the State Integrity...
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Obamacare's hidden battle: insurance agents push state regulation of guides...
Early in the summer of 2009, when lawmakers were starting work on what would become the largest health care overhaul in decades, the industry associations that represent insurance agents and brokers...
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Suit alleges mistreatment of California minors with mental health problems
Minors with mental health problems and other disabilities are held in “unconscionable conditions” of 23-hour solitary confinement and deliberately cut off from education and other rehabilitation at a...
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New super PAC to boost women candidates
Neither Kentucky nor Georgia has ever elected a woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, but a newly created super PAC based outside of Portland, Ore., hopes to play a role in changing that.Alison Lundergan...
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Obama says ex-NSA contractor not a "patriot"
President Obama on Friday disputed claims that former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden had blown the whistle on wrongdoing, suggesting that under a White House order he could...
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OPINION: reality check on the Affordable Care Act
Not confused enough yet about how much health insurance might cost some of us next year when the consumer protections in Obamacare kick in? Just wait. It’s likely you’ll soon be far more confused — and...
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Parents, advocacy groups push back against independent study at home
Following inquiries that led to the Center for Public Integrity’s July publication of “Throwaway kids” — documenting how disciplined California children are forced to study alone at home — education...
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Pro-Booker PAC propelled by hedge fund money
Despite Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s status as the overwhelming favorite to win Tuesday’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary election in New Jersey, a super PAC spent more than $500,000 supporting his...
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William Koch emerges from shadow of famous siblings
Billionaire businessman William Koch once operated green energy plants on multiple continents and had a reputation for being more politically moderate than his better-known brothers, Charles and David...
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Investors, companies fuel super PAC tied to Boehner
Hamburger chain White Castle, the for-profit education provider Apollo Group and a firm connected to a controversial high-stakes gambler and golf course developer were among the largest donors to a...
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Giffords' gun group to return Midler foundation donation
Singer, actress and comedian Bette Midler took to Twitter on April 18 to promote Gabby Giffords’ new gun control effort.“GABBY GIFFORDS SPEAKS, AND SHE IS FURIOUS!!” Midler wrote as she touted a New...
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Obamacare facts separated from spin by Wendell Potter, FactCheck.org
Two excellent reader comments caught my eye this week, in response to Wendell Potter’s latest column separating fact from fiction on the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare.First there was:“THANK YOU...
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Booker supports e-filing in theory, not in practice
Cory Booker — the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., who cruised to victory Tuesday in a special U.S. Senate primary election — supports a requirement that senators file their campaign finance reports...
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'America Votes' spent nearly $1 million on Wisconsin recall
America Votes, a national liberal nonprofit group with significant union funding, made the 2011 and 2012 Wisconsin recall elections a top priority, providing a major cash infusion to a handful of...
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OPINION: doing 'as much harm as possible' to Florida's insured
First do no harm. That’s a tenet of medical ethics that future doctors worldwide are taught in medical school.If only the people we elect to represent us were required to take such an oath when they’re...
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Jindal's education cuts inspire super PAC formation
Two leaders of the Louisiana Young Democrats have launched a super PAC dedicated to advancing the interests of young professionals, such as education and jobs — and the duo says the new operation will...
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Are civilian nuclear plants vulnerable to terror attacks?
At a research facility some two dozen miles from the White House, government scientists operate a nuclear reactor burning uranium that could be used to build a nuclear weapon. A similar research...
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A hyper-super PAC boosts McAuliffe in Virginia race
Correction, Aug. 21, 2013:An earlier version of this story stated that the Republican Governors Association donated $1 million to Ken Cuccinelli's attorney general campaign account. That money instead...
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