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Workplace Safety Agencies, Falling Down on the Job

Faced with lawyered-up companies, regulators are backing down, reducing fines, and forgetting victims' families.

Jim Morris, Center for Public Integrity

 | Fri Aug. 17, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A Guide to Mass Shootings in America

A rampage in Santa Monica on Friday left six dead, including the gunman.

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| Fri Jul. 20, 2012 7:32 PM PDT

Top Obamacare Critic's Op-Eds Drafted by PR Firm That Reps Drug, Health Care Clients

Meet the magic PR elves fueling Sally Pipes' prolific anti-health-care-reform punditry.

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| Thu Jul. 19, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Mystery of Romney's Exit From Bain

Now there's a debate over when the GOP presidential candidate left his private equity firm—and what it means.

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| Tue Jul. 3, 2012 1:26 PM PDT

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Tue Jul. 3, 2012 8:14 AM PDT
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Document Shows US Government Knew About American Locked Up in Yemen

A secret FBI report corroborates key elements of a detainee's story about his overseas ordeal.

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| Wed Jun. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

When a Dirty Workplace Is an Explosive Hazard

Combustible dust has killed or burned hundreds of American workers, but politics and bureaucracy have stalled efforts to clean it up.

Chris Hamby, Center for Public Integrity

 | Tue May. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"I Always Knew Somebody Would Get Killed Inside That Place"

A deadly explosion at a steel plant reveals a workplace safety system where inspections are rushed and penalties are weak or nonexistent.

Jim Morris, Center for Public Integrity

 | Mon May. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Former CIA Official Seeking to Confirm Efficacy of Torture Does The Opposite

Ex-CIA official Jose Rodriguez's interview on "60 Minutes" doesn't do much to bolster the case for torture.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 8:12 AM PDT

A Hoodie, Not a Hoodlum

Think Trayvon's hoodie made him look suspicious? Tell it to the celebrities, politicians, and reporters who're copying his style.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Are Walmart's Chinese Factories As Bad As Apple's?

Our fiction-free investigation finds that in many cases, the company's auditors are asleep on the job.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Rick Santorum's Housing Hypocrisy

The GOP candidate wants the government out of housing—but bought his first home with a government-backed mortgage.

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| Fri Mar. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Workers: Walmart Contractor Paid $3 to $4 an Hour

Lawsuit alleges fraudulent pay practices at three warehouses run exclusively for America's biggest retailer.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
rick santorum

Santorum in '93: More Government Needed in Health Care

EXCLUSIVE: The 2012 candidate once argued it was wrong for the federal government not to be "proactive" in shaping the health care market and boasted his voting record was "in the middle."

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 1:01 AM PST

Why the Fed Ignored Warnings and Let Banks Pay Shareholders Billions

After paying out $33 billion to shareholders last year, the biggest banks don't have that money to cushion themselves if a new crisis hits.

— By Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica

| Sat Mar. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Barnes & Noble, National Geographic's Illegal Logging Ties

A yearlong investigation reveals that an Indonesian paper company is using protected trees to supply your books and magazines.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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The Real Story Behind Obama's Latest Leak Crackdown

How a discovery in a Gitmo detainee's cell led to charges against ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou.

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| Mon Jan. 23, 2012 3:23 PM PST
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How Rick Santorum Ripped Off American Veterans

A controversial land deal by the presidential candidate robbed a vets' home of tens of millions of dollars.

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| Wed Jan. 18, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission

The once-a-decade redistricting process is supposed to ensure that every citizen's vote counts equally. Not this time.

— By Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson, ProPublica

 | Wed Dec. 21, 2011 6:20 PM PST

Ringling Bros. Circus Hit With Largest Fine Ever

After a MoJo investigation, the USDA fined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey $270,000 for Animal Welfare Act violations.

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| Tue Nov. 29, 2011 1:24 PM PST