Right story, wrong reaction
By John Solomon | Media misses most important issue in FBI mole story Read More
April 7, 2011, 6:04 pm | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Accountability
Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety
By Corey G. Johnson
State regulators have routinely failed to enforce California’s landmark earthquake safety law for public schools, allowing children and teachers to occupy buildings with structural flaws and potential safety hazards reported during construction.
Read MoreApril 8, 2011, 6:57 pm | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Accountability
Grassley, Wyden introduce bill to make Medicare data public
By Joe Eaton
Legislation responds to reporting by Center, Wall Street Journal Read More
April 8, 2011, 5:16 pm | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Manipulating Medicare
Fact Check: The (high) price of a shutdown
By The Center for Public Integrity
Closing Washington and sending workers home actually costs taxpayers Read More
April 8, 2011, 12:42 pm | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Accountability
Most mines still lack safety communications
By The Associated Press
In the latest sign of regulatory failure a year after a fatal explosion in a West Virginia coal mine, an official said Thursday that most mine operators still aren't meeting a 5-year-old congressional mandate to equip underground mines with high-tech systems for communicating to the surface and tracking the movements of miners. Read More
April 8, 2011, 9:00 am | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Environment
Portland college students demand changes in sexual assault process
By Lee van der Voo
A student member of Reed College’s Judicial Board has resigned over the school’s handling of sexual assault, and her public appeal to students and faculty to think critically about how the college is adjudicating sex crimes has inspired weeks of debate on the campus. Read More
April 7, 2011, 5:37 pm | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Sexual Assault on Campus
Koch’s web of influence
By John Aloysius Farrell
Koch spends tens of millions trying to shape federal policies that affect their global business empire. Read More
April 6, 2011, 5:59 am | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Accountability
Memo suggests FBI had mole inside ABC News in 1990s
By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta
A once-classified FBI memo reveals that the bureau treated a senior ABC News journalist as a potential confidential informant in the 1990s, pumping the reporter to ascertain the source of a sensational but uncorroborated tip that the network had obtained during its early coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing. Read More
April 5, 2011, 10:10 am | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Accountability
ANALYSIS — Pay much attention to the insurers behind the curtain
By Wendell Potter
Democrats who think Paul Ryan and his Republican colleagues have foolishly wrapped their arms around the third rail of American politics by proposing to hand the Medicare program to private insurers will themselves look foolish if they take for granted that the public will always be on their side. Read More
April 7, 2011, 7:00 am | Posted in: Latest from the Center » Wendell Potter
Climate Facts — and Fancy
By Chris Hamby
Dueling combatants on climate change are just getting warmed up. Here’s our latest check of the facts behind some of their claims, from God’s role in global warming to the culpability of cows. Read More
April 7, 2011, 6:00 am | Posted in: Latest from the Center
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Greenhouse cash
By Chris Hamby | April 6, 2011, 9:32 am | Posted in: Environment
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Little reform follows mine disaster
By The Associated Press | April 5, 2011, 3:10 pm | Posted in: Environment
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FactWatch: Obama’s mixed record on nukes
By The Associated Press | April 5, 2011, 12:03 pm | Posted in: Accountability
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One year after tragedy, agency urges oil refineries to invest in safety
By Chris Hamby | April 5, 2011, 7:00 am | Posted in: Fueling Fears
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ANALYSIS — Lone star state ‘reform’ a Texas-sized distortion
By Wendell Potter | April 4, 2011, 7:00 am | Posted in: Wendell Potter
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Biden, Duncan highlight new federal guidance on campus sex assault probes
By Kristen Lombardi | April 4, 2011, 6:00 am | Posted in: Sexual Assault on Campus
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Saints and sinners
By Peter H. Stone | April 1, 2011, 12:01 pm | Posted in: Money & Politics
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Weak laws, paltry resources hinder gun trafficking probes, say ATF backers
By David Heath | April 1, 2011, 7:00 am | Posted in: Fast and Furious
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Beer tax break brews bipartisanship
By Alexis Simendinger | April 1, 2011, 6:00 am | Posted in: Money & Politics
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Center Collaboration with NPR wins Peabody Award
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2011 — A Center for Public Integrity collaboration with NPR was recognized with a Peabody award for NPR today for the series, “Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes.” The Center was the key originating partner for this investigative project and provided many of the interview contacts, as well as the data, for NPR’s coverage of this important issue. Read More
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Lee and Thompson join Center for Public Integrity board
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2011 — Jennifer 8. Lee and Matt Thompson have joined the board of directors of the Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative journalism organizations. Read More
Archive Investigations
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The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl
The Pearl Project spent more than three years investigating the roles of 27 men linked to the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
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Big Polluters Freed from Environmental Oversight by Stimulus
In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the nation’s biggest polluters and granted them sweeping exemptions from the most basic form of environmental oversight, a Center for Public Integrity investigation has found.
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Smoke Screen: Big Tobacco’s Global Lobbying
Down-and-out in developed nations, Big Tobacco is refocusing its lobbying on emerging markets.
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Betting on Justice: Borrowing to Sue
Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and lucrative investments are bankrolling other people’s lawsuits, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into medical malpractice claims, divorce battles and mass suits against pharmaceutical companies -- all in the hope of sharing in the potential winnings.
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The Daily Watchdog
Pentagon balks on report about rare earth metal reliance on China
By Laurel Adams | April 8, 2011, 2:43 pm
Rare earth metals, a variety of elements that are difficult and costly to extract, are vital for technology and the military. Tiny amounts of the metals and alloys are used in a plethora of everyday devices, like cell phones, computer memory, and fluorescent lighting. But they are also vital components in many weapon systems, laser devices and telescopes. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Finance
Accountant gets $4.5 million from IRS for whistleblower tip
By The Associated Press | April 8, 2011, 2:13 pm
PHILADELPHIA — An accountant who tipped off the IRS that his employer was skimping on taxes has received $4.5 million in the first IRS whistleblower award. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog
Hey Congressman! How many federal workers are in your CD?
By Aaron Mehta | April 8, 2011, 1:01 pm
When Republican Mike Pence stood in front of a crowd of conservative activists at the end of March, he left no question as to his views on a possible government shutdown. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Fast and Furious
E-mails allege strife within ATF over Grassley probe
By David Heath | April 8, 2011, 2:00 am
A senior manager in the Phoenix office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is now talking to Senate investigators about a controversial sting operation that allowed guns to be smuggled into Mexico. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Finance
Broadband money flows to House panel that opposed network neutrality
By Julie Vorman | April 7, 2011, 5:33 pm
Broadband and wireless companies contributed $81,500 to members of a key House subcommittee after the Federal Communication Commission in December approved “network neutrality” rules requiring providers to treat all Internet content equally, according to American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Accountability
Fact Check: The debate over federal workers’ pay
By The Associated Press | April 7, 2011, 4:13 pm
Are federal employees overpaid? Republican leaders in Congress think so, and they are calling for an overhaul of the entire federal pay system to help slash government spending. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Money & Politics
Who bankrolls the budget showdown players?
By The Center for Public Integrity | April 7, 2011, 2:38 pm
In the drama of Government Shutdown 2011, a handful of powerful congressmen vie for the leading role. The Center for Public Integrity has reported extensively on their biggest donors and PAC contributors over the years. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Accountability
Psychologists’ role in Guantanamo interrogations aired in court
By The Associated Press | April 6, 2011, 6:37 pm
A push to shed light on psychologists' role in terror suspect interrogations got a rare court airing Wednesday, as a judge told human rights advocates she shared their "sensibility" but wasn't sure they had legal grounds to force a state investigation. Read More
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The Daily Watchdog
Confusing overlap in government assistance programs
By Laurel Adams | April 6, 2011, 5:34 pm
The number of American households needing assistance reached record levels during the recession but the confusing array of programs and services at the federal and state level was an obstacle for the needy. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Financial Reform Watch
SEC’s ex-chief accountant: Is agency a lapdog or watchdog?
By Ben Hallman | April 6, 2011, 3:55 pm
A former top Securities and Exchange Commission official today urged the regulator “to get serious about enforcement” and questioned why senior Wall Street and accounting firm executives have gone unpunished for their role in the financial crisis. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Money & Politics
New Dem group aims for $100 million plus
By Peter H. Stone | April 6, 2011, 7:00 am
Three former Obama administration officials have set an ambitious goal of raising $100 million to $200 million to underwrite an outside group to help President Obama win a second term. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Manipulating Medicare
GOP’s budget plan targets Medicare; Democrats smell blood
By Gordon Witkin | April 6, 2011, 6:00 am
The bold fiscal blueprint presented yesterday by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and House Republicans relies heavily on cuts in Medicare. But as a Center piece explained last fall, tackling Medicare costs is no small ambition. The popular entitlement program providing health care for the elderly is economically unsustainable, but has been politically untouchable as well. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » Money & Politics
FEC complaint says Fiesta Bowl improperly reimbursed execs for campaign contributions
By Laurel Adams | April 5, 2011, 5:40 pm
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) today filed a complaint accusing Fiesta Bowl executives and their wives of violated the federal campaign finance law when they were reimbursed for contributions made to Arizona Republicans. Read More
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The Daily Watchdog
Deteriorating conditions in Central America pose security threat
By Laurel Adams | April 5, 2011, 3:25 pm
Rising violence in Central America may pose an even greater threat to the United States than the turmoil in neighboring Mexico. Read More
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The Daily Watchdog
Watchdog: Report says lobbying firms fail to disclose
By Jeremy Borden | April 4, 2011, 7:11 pm
The U.S. attorney who oversees lobbyist disclosures sent about 1,600 letters in 2008 and 2009 chiding lobbyists to file the correct disclosure forms, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. Read More
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PaperTrail Blog » National Security
Gitmo prisoner matched to Pearl murder video faces military trial
By Julie Vorman | April 4, 2011, 5:26 pm
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of Sept. 11, 2001 whose distinctive hand was identified in a video showing the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl, will be tried in a military court at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials said today. Read More
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