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Ernie Lopez to Face Charges Again
Despite detailed challenges to the medical evidence, prosecutor says he sees no change in the facts of the case.
Podcast: SOPA Opera
Dan Nguyen joins the podcast this week to talk about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and his popular news application illustrating where members of Congress stand on the controversial bill.
Dems Governors’ Gathering Gets Big Bucks Selling Prime Spot Next to Gov. Cuomo
The price for seats on a closed-door panel with New York Gov. -- and noted campaign finance reformer -- Andrew Cuomo? $50,000
Bill Would Require Independent Study of X-Ray Body Scanners
Sen. Susan Collins is planning to introduce a bill that would require the TSA to conduct a new, independent health study of the X-ray body scanners used to screen airline passengers for explosives at airports.
Obama’s Gerrymander
President Obama may have propelled his political career by gerrymandering a Chicago district to include rich supporters.
House Panel Queries Attorney General About Pardon Office
The questions from the House Judiciary Committee follow ProPublica's investigation into the Justice Department's pardon office and a finding of racial bias against minorities.
Inside Romney’s Tax Returns: A Reading Guide
Mitt Romney released 550 pages of tax returns Tuesday. News organizations are making their way through them. Here’s our guide to where to look to make sense of the numbers.
Obama’s Unfulfilled State of the Union Goals
On energy, taxes, immigration and Guantanamo tribunals, President Obama has had to settle for something less than the ambitious goals he outlined in prior State of the Union speeches.
Senate Watchdog Targets High-Prescribing Medicaid Docs
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wants to know why an Ohio doctor wrote 54 prescriptions per weekday for the antipsychotic Abilify, while the biggest prescriber of Seroquel wrote an average nine prescriptions per hour.
Little Progress in Congress on Push for Forensic Standards
Efforts to reform forensic science have struggled with the issue of how independent a new national agency would be.
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Fracking
Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat
EPA Sees Risks to Water, Workers In New York Fracking Rules
In 47 pages of comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weighs in on New York’s potentially precedent-setting regulations for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.
Post Mortem
Death Investigation in America
Ernie Lopez to Face Charges Again
Despite detailed challenges to the medical evidence, prosecutor says he sees no change in the facts of the case.
Redistricting
How Powerful Interests Are Drawing You Out of a Vote
Obama’s Gerrymander
President Obama may have propelled his political career by gerrymandering a Chicago district to include rich supporters.
Dollars for Doctors
How Industry Money Reaches Physicians
Senate Watchdog Targets High-Prescribing Medicaid Docs
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wants to know why an Ohio doctor wrote 54 prescriptions per weekday for the antipsychotic Abilify, while the biggest prescriber of Seroquel wrote an average nine prescriptions per hour.
Presidential Pardons
Shades of Mercy
House Panel Queries Attorney General About Pardon Office
The questions from the House Judiciary Committee follow ProPublica's investigation into the Justice Department's pardon office and a finding of racial bias against minorities.
Foreclosure Crisis
Banks and Government Fail Homeowners
Systemic failures at the country’s banks and mortgage servicers have exacerbated the most severe foreclosure crisis since the Great Depression, making it extremely difficult for struggling homeowners to win a loan modification. Government efforts to limit the damage have fallen woefully short.
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The Wall Street Money Machine
Deutsche Analyst Sounded Alarm When Asked to Alter Numbers
A junior analyst at Deutsche Bank protested when a mid-level executive asked him to adjust a spreadsheet to make a mortgage-backed security look less risky. The 2007 episode raises questions about whether the SEC has looked closely enough at the bank’s practices leading up to the financial crisis.