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Mudslinging at the FEC over disclosure
Federal Election Commission Chairman Lee Goodman and two of his fellow Republican colleagues skewered Vice Chairwoman Ann Ravel — a Democrat — on Thursday because she didn’t vote to defend the agency...
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Report offers grim predictions for South Texas air quality amid Eagle Ford...
What might the oil- and gas-rich Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas look like in 2018?A newly released but largely unnoticed study commissioned by the state of Texas makes some striking...
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Air Force seeks less perfection in its nuclear missile corps
Every day, 90 uniformed men and women in their mid-twenties ride elevators forty to sixty feet below remote fields in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, and Nebraska in rote preparation for...
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Casinos and offshore companies battle for billions in online gambling push
Ever since Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo Hotel in 1946 and launched the Las Vegas Strip, gambling has held a tenuous position in American life, suggesting glamour, wealth, depravity and corruption...
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For problem gamblers, a powerful online rush 'like any drug addict feels'
As state lawmakers debate the prospect of legalizing Internet gambling, they’re focusing largely on whether the practice will help boost casino profits and tax revenue. Drawing less attention is the...
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American-style health care system pushed in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — During the year leading up to the 2008 presidential primaries, my insurance industry colleagues and I were working hard to influence the debate on health care reform.Our...
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Center wins first Pulitzer Prize
A landmark Center for Public Integrity investigation detailing controversial denials of black lung benefits to coal miners has been honored with a Pulitzer Prize.The winning series, “Breathless and...
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Super PAC leaders score perks from political donations
The People’s Majority super PAC advertises itself with lofty goals.“We are the only super PAC dedicated to the research, development and enhancement of motivating conservatives to the polls,” it...
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How Chinese offshore data became interactive
It's easy to miss the complexity behind apparently simple things. Take the interactive graphic I helped build for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ China Leaks story. It's not...
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The Center for Public Integrity's response to ABC News
On April 14, 2014, Chris Hamby of the Center for Public Integrity was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his investigation detailing controversial denials of black lung benefits...
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Senate power players quarrel over fate of e-filing
Millions of Americans e-filed their income taxes Tuesday, but when senators submitted required reports about their campaign fundraising and expenses, most ignored computers in favor of paper.According...
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Center wins three awards from Society of Professional Journalists
The Center for Public Integrity has won three Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.In the online, independent category “Civil rights group's FCC positions reflect...
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Counting how Primary Source is Webby worthy
What could be better than being named one of the world's top five political blogs for 2013?Being named No. 1.The Center for Public Integrity's Primary Source blog is currently in the running for this...
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GOP official forms Montana-focused super PAC
There’s a new and mysterious political animal roaming on the Montana plains, where one of the hottest U.S. Senate races is brewing.A super PAC called the “Big Sky Freedom Fund,” based in Billings,...
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Be the 'squeaky wheel' if health claim denied
The good news from last week was that 8 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through the Obamacare-created exchanges. The not so good news is that because most of us have to buy...
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'Stop R.E.I.D. PAC' draws scrutiny of regulators
A conservative political action committee called "Stop R.E.I.D. PAC" is the latest target of the Federal Election Commission's name police.Paul Stoetzer, a senior campaign finance analyst at the...
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The 'McCutcheon' decision explained — more money to pour into political process
Just when we learned what “Citizens United” and “super PACs” were all about, the U.S. Supreme Court has again roiled the world of campaign finance, voting 5-4 to allow even more money into a political...
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'Jumbo joints': How big will the newest political animals get?
Expect this much from the U.S. Supreme Court's McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission ruling: New groups will emerge that allow big-time political donors to fund multiple candidate and party...
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Chemical industry among big spenders on lobbying this quarter
America’s most powerful special interests are collectively regaining their appetite for old-school government lobbying.About half of the nation’s top 100 lobbying entities reported spending as much or...
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Texas freezes agency's funding after air pollution data released
A few casual words and the early release of some scientific data have cost the San Antonio region much-needed state funds to battle its growing air pollution problem. The misstep, which appears to have...
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