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Here's Why the Koch Brothers Would Buy the LA Times and Chicago Tribune

Not for the profits, obviously. But even today, newspapers are a mighty big megaphone for the Kochs' free-market ideals.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 7:11 AM PDT
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Why Is the Toxic Dispersant Used After BP's Gulf Disaster Still the Cleanup Agent of Choice in the US?

A new report by the Government Accountability Project damns the coverup of Corexit's truly disastrous effects.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Big Corporations Won't Be Sweating the IRS This Year

With the tax agency hit by big budget cuts, big corporations will get audited less frequently.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Will Monsanto Ties Influence Nutritionists' Stance on GMOs?

Conflicts of interest at the top dieticians' group could undermine its effort to weigh in on genentically modified food.

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| Sat Apr. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Obama Wants Mitt Romney’s Favorite Tax Break to Die

Making that happen won't be easy—and not just because of Republican obstructionism.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Monsanto Claims to Ditch Herbicide While Selling More of It

Meanwhile, insects are developing resistance to the company's Bt corn—meaning a likely increase in insecticides this year.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Bitcoin, Explained

Everything you need to know about the new electronic currency.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Did Keystone XL Contractor Hide Its Conflict of Interest?

Environmental groups say that the company has a conflict of interest on its hands.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 10:26 AM PDT

Washington's Vanishing Lobbyists Hide Behind the Rules

The official number of lobbyists is going down, but they're hiding in plain sight.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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How Walmart, ExxonMobil, and Coke Buy Latino Friends in Congress

Lobbyists and corporations that employ them can't give gifts to lawmakers—unless they funnel the money through a nonprofit.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Reporters Say Exxon Is Impeding Spill Coverage in Arkansas

Several reporters say they have been threatened with arrest in the course of their work on the Pegasus spill.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 2:55 PM PDT
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The Big GAO Report on Political Intel is Kind of Meh

The biggest Washington industry you haven't heard of isn't likely to change anytime soon.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 7:45 AM PDT

Donor Advisory Group Flags Berman Nonprofits

Charity Navigator raises concerns about "charities" run by a notorious DC PR firm.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 7:50 PM PDT
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Occupy the Department Of Education Returns to DC

The Occupy movement is gone, but a few devoted school advocates are trying to keep it alive.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:19 AM PDT

Charts: How Foreign Firms Flood America With Guns—and Get Rich Doing It

We import millions of firearms from nations with far stricter gun control laws than the United States.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Democrats Are Undermining Wall Street Reform, Too

Eight House Dems are pushing a slate of bills that would roll back key financial-reform laws.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

"Your Fight Has Become Our Fight"

A brief history of the NRA's transformation from a gunowners' group to the voice of the gun industry.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Why Won't Exxon Come Clean on the Arkansas Oil Spill Details?

Spill response and information access is a flashback to BP disaster.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 9:48 AM PDT
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Obama's New FCC Pick Could Help Determine the Future of the Internet

Will the president pick a public interest-oriented policy wonk or a former telecom lobbyist/Obama fundraiser to chair this all-important agency?

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Senate Agrees "Too Big To Jail" Should Die

Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D-Ore.) wants to ensure no bank is too big to be prosecuted.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 7:22 AM PDT